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Tl-201 scintigraphy in multivessel exercise-induced variant angina
W A Kruithoff1, F V Schraml, E D Silverman
1Department of Internal Medicine, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5600, USA.
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|September 1, 1996
Summary
Nocturnal chest pain in a 53-year-old man was diagnosed as vasospasm using an exercise-thallium perfusion study. This diagnosis led to effective medical treatment, resolving his angina pectoris symptoms.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
Background:
- Nocturnal chest pain can indicate angina pectoris.
- Exercise electrocardiograms may be nondiagnostic for certain cardiac conditions.