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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 373-377 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Acta Medica Scandinavica |
Volume | 209 |
Issue number | 5 |
State | Published - 1981 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine