Changes in left ventricular function and coronary blood flow velocity during isocapnic hypoxia: A cardiac magnetic resonance imaging study
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Background Cardiac stress testing is the standard of care for diagnosing ischemic heart disease. Traditional stress testing involves physical or pharmacological stress to induce hyperemia and/or increase myocardial oxygen demand. Physical stress is not possible in 100% of cases however, and pharmacological stress carries rare but serious risk. We asked whether acute isocapnic hypoxia could be utilized as an alternative cardiovascular stress test.
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016