Functional tests for myocardial ischemia

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Annual Review of Medicine; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.42.020191.001003· OSTI ID:5732943

Levinson, J R; Guiney, T E; Boucher, C A ^[1]

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1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (USA)

Functional tests for myocardial ischemia are numerous. Most depend upon a combination of either exercise or pharmacologic intervention with analysis of the electrocardiogram, of regional perfusion with radionuclide imaging, or of regional wall motion with radionuclide imaging or echocardiography. While each test has unique features, especially at the research level, they are generally quite similar in clinical practice, so the clinician is advised to concentrate on one or two in which local expertise is high.22 references.

• OSTI ID: 5732943
• Journal Information: Annual Review of Medicine; (USA), Vol. 42; ISSN 0066-4219
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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