Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy?
Vashist A, Victoria A, Blum S, Bella J, Heller E. Do electrocardiographic changes with adenosine myocardial perfusion imaging predict ischaemia in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy? Nuclear Medicine Communications 2004, 25: 553-556. PMID: 15167513, DOI: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000126630.47661.d9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineCausalityComorbidityElectrocardiographyExercise TestFemaleHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaPrevalencePrognosisRadionuclide ImagingReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicUnited StatesConceptsLeft ventricular hypertrophyECG changesVentricular hypertrophyBaseline electrocardiogramElectrocardiographic changesPredictive valueSevere coronary artery diseaseEvidence of ischaemiaCoronary artery diseaseAdenosine myocardial perfusionForm of exercisePresence of collateralsNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueArtery diseaseConsecutive patientsImaging correlatesTc-sestamibiIschaemiaMyocardial perfusionPatientsX minHypertrophyPerfusionStress test