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Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the developed world.1 More than 750,000 strokes occur in the US annually,1 and one-third of these patients die during the first few months after...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the predominant cause of heart disease and the leading cause of death worldwide. In recent decades revolutionary treatments have been developed and ushered in for...
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Ethnic Differences in Myocardial Perfusion Imaging-Identifying Patients at Higher Risk
This has led to increased disparity between certain subgroups, a challenge recognized in the Healthy People 2010 Objectives. 4 Early detection of CAD...
Practical Applications of Nuclear Cardiology
Nuclear cardiology studies allow for the detection of abnormal blood flow to the heart muscle, as well as the assessment of the pumping function of...
Unrecognized Volume Overload in Congestive Heart Failure
Since more than 4.5 million Americans have been diagnosed with heart failure, and nearly 550,000 new cases are diagnosed annually, 2 it is important...
Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Nuclear Cardiology
A Schematic View of Nuclear Cardiology ImagingFigure 1 presents a schematic view of the steps involved in the performance, analysis, and...
New Developments in Nuclear Cardiac Imaging
BackgroundThe introduction of the gamma camera in 1965 paved the way in 1973 for the use of Potassium-43 (K-43) for myocardial perfusion imaging, a...
