Transient Ischemic Dilation: a Powerful Diagnostic and Prognostic Finding of Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Overview

Journal J Nucl Cardiol

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2002 Dec 6

PMID 12466791

Citations 36

Authors

Michael G McLaughlin

Peter G Danias

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