Open AccessHigh Prevalence of Myocardial Perfusion Abnormalities on Positron Emission Tomography in Asymptomatic Persons With a Parent or Sibling With Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Stefano Sdringola,
Dhaval Patel,
K. Lance Gould
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.103.4.496
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , dipyridamole , coronary artery disease , family history , myocardial perfusion imaging , cardiology , positron emission tomography , sibling , perfusion , radiology , psychology , developmental psychology
We hypothesized that asymptomatic persons with a parent or sibling with coronary artery disease (CAD) have myocardial perfusion defects on positron emission tomography (PET) as markers of early CAD.
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