Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging
Vashist A, Heller E, Blum S, Brown E, Bhalodkar N. Association of heart rate response with scan and left ventricular function on adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2002, 89: 174-177. PMID: 11792338, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)02196-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeats/minMyocardial perfusion imagingEjection fractionAbnormal scansAdenosine myocardial perfusionHeart rate responseVentricular functionScan groupMyocardial perfusionAdenosine myocardial perfusion imagingAbnormal scan groupAdenosine stress testNormal scan groupRate responseNormal ejection fractionLV ejection fractionAverage HRSingle photon emissionConsecutive patientsMean ageNormal scansPeak HRReversible defectsGroup 2HR response