False Negative Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Regular Exercise Tolerance Test Coming to the Rescue

False Negative Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Authors

  • Antonis S Manolis First Department of Cardiology, Athens University School of Medicine, Athens, Greece
  • Antonis A. Manolis Patras University School of Medicine
  • Petros Z. Stavrou Department of Nuclear Medicine, Evagelismos Hospital, Athens

Abstract

A case of a patient with critical coronary artery disease is presented where a regular exercise tolerance test was positive whereas myocardial perfusion imaging was (false) negative. Rhythmos 2021; 16(3):62-64.

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2021-07-03 — Updated on 2021-07-17

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2021)

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Images in Cardiology

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