Myocardial perfusion abnormalities in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is high in patients with diabetes. Because ischemia and infarction are often silent in diabetic patients, diagnosis of CAD occurs inevitably late. It is essential to identify the presence of CAD in diabetic patients to start early treatment....

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 30(2018), 1 vom: 26. Jan., Seite 3-8
1. Verfasser: Al-Humaidi, Ghada (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sarikaya, Ismet, Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H, Owunwanne, Azu
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Schlagworte:Journal Article 99mTc-tetrofosmin Diabetes Silent myocardial ischemia Single photon emission computed tomography