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Myocardial Scintigraphy in the Evaluation of Cardiac Events in Patients without Typical Symptoms
Author(s) -
Paola Emanuela Poggio Smanio,
Juliana Horie Silva,
João Vitor Holtz,
Leandro Shigueru Ikuta Ueda,
Marília Esther Benevides de Abreu,
Carlindo Marques,
Leonardo Machado
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1678-4170
pISSN - 0066-782X
DOI - 10.5935/abc.20150074
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , myocardial infarction , chest pain , cardiology , scintigraphy , coronary artery disease , retrospective cohort study , radiology
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the world and in Brazil. Myocardial scintigraphy is an important noninvasive method for detecting ischemia in symptomatic patients, but its use in asymptomatic ones or those with atypical symptoms is yet to be defined.

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