Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in the detection of silent ischemia in asymptomatic diabetic patients

OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to evaluate myocardial perfusion in asymptomatic patients with type 1 (DM1) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) without previous diagnoses of coronary artery disease (CAD) or cerebral infarction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-nine consecutive asymptomatic patients (16 D...

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Main Authors: Gláucia Celeste Rossatto Oki, Elizabeth João Pavin, Otávio Rizzi Coelho, Maria Cândida R. Parisi, Raitany C. Almeida, Elba Cristina Sá de Camargo Etchebehere, Edwaldo Eduardo Camargo, Celso Dario Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2013-02-01
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-39842013000100007&lng=en&tlng=en