Abstract
The ability of thallium-201 scintigraphy to detect previous infarction (>6 months ago) was studied in 43 patients with coronary artery disease, 39 with valvular heart disease, and 5 with cardiomyopathy or myocarditis. All patients had undergone selective coronary arteriography and left ventricular angiography. Thallium-201 scintigraphy at rest proved a very sensitive method for detecting previous infarction, also clinically silent. Scintigraphy was more sensitive than a recent ECG. However, scintigraphy can give falsely positive results.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 373-377 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta Medica Scandinavica |
| Volume | 209 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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The use of thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy for the diagnosis of previous infarction. / Gustafson, A.; Stubbe, I.; Svensson, S. E.; Tylen, Ulf; Westling, H.
In: Acta Medica Scandinavica, Vol. 209, No. 5, 1981, p. 373-377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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PY - 1981
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