American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 591-594 , 1 March 2003

Effect of percutaneous coronary angioplasty on myocardial perfusion, function, and wall thickness as assessed by quantitative gated single-photon emission computed tomography

  • Satoshi Hida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Taishiro Chikamori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr. Chikamori’s address is: Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
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  • Yasuhiro Usui, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hidefumi Yanagisawa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takayuki Morishima, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Akira Yamashina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Received 3 September 2002 ,Revised 29 October 2002 ,Accepted 29 October 2002.

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American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 91, Issue 5 , Pages 591-594 , 1 March 2003

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