| Literature DB >> 17560992 |
Arend F L Schinkel1, Jeroen J Bax, Don Poldermans, Abdou Elhendy, Roberto Ferrari, Shahbudin H Rahimtoola.
Abstract
Approximately 50% of the patients with chronic obstructive coronary artery disease resulting in chronic contractile dysfunction have hibernating myocardium and may benefit from revascularization. This pooled analysis describes the relative merits of dobutamine echocardiography, thallium-201 and technetium-99m scintigraphy, positron emission tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, for the diagnosis of hibernating myocardium and prediction of patient outcomes.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17560992 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2007.04.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Probl Cardiol ISSN: 0146-2806 Impact factor: 5.200