Study of the Predictors and Lesion Characteristics of Ischemic Heart Disease Patients With False Negative Results in Stress Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Tomography

Shinichiro Fujimoto, Kenji Wagatsuma, Yasuto Uchida, Hideo Nii, Masatsugu Nakano, Mikihito Toda, Shohei Yamashina, Junichi Yamazaki

Circulation Journal · 2006 · 15 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Sufficient caution is believed necessary in the interpretation of normal findings of stress myocardial perfusion SPECT when the patient is elderly, complains of typical anginal pain, or has hypertension. In regard to characteristics of lesion morphology, there were hardly any diffuse lesions.

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