When your patient can't take the stress.
It has been shown that results of adenosine and dipyridamole myocardial scintigraphy are at least equivalent to those provided by conventional treadmill scintigraphy. Therefore, if a patient is unable to achieve a high rate-pressure product by treadmill exercise, that individual should be considered a candidate for pharmacological stress scintigraphy.
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Nuclear Medical Services, St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids.
D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004176:Dipyridamole; D005080:Exercise Test; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects
D004176:Dipyridamole; D000241:Adenosine