Renewed Application of an Old Method Improves Detection of Coronary Ischemia: A Higher Standard of Care

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Richard M. Fleming, MD, Gordon M. Harrington, PhD, Riaz Baqir, MD, Scott Jay, MD, Sridevi Challapalli, MD, Kayla Avery, CNMT, and Jim Green, CNMT

Dr. Fleming, Dr. Jay, and Ms. Avery are all cardiologists at the Cardiovascular Institute of Southern Missouri, Poplar Bluffs, MO. Dr. Harrington is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Dr. Baqir is a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS), Des Moines, IA. Dr. Challapalli and Mr. Green are both cardiologists at the Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates (SNCA), Reno, NV. In addition, Dr. Fleming is a cardiologist at the SNCA and was a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VACIHCS.

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coronary ischemia, nuclear cardiac imaging, stress, rest, nuclide transfer, sestamibi, single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT cameras, radioactive counts, myocardial perfusion imaging, MPI, isotope, coronary angiography, percent diameter stenosis, radiationcoronary ischemia, nuclear cardiac imaging, stress, rest, nuclide transfer, sestamibi, single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT cameras, radioactive counts, myocardial perfusion imaging, MPI, isotope, coronary angiography, percent diameter stenosis, radiation
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Richard M. Fleming, MD, Gordon M. Harrington, PhD, Riaz Baqir, MD, Scott Jay, MD, Sridevi Challapalli, MD, Kayla Avery, CNMT, and Jim Green, CNMT

Dr. Fleming, Dr. Jay, and Ms. Avery are all cardiologists at the Cardiovascular Institute of Southern Missouri, Poplar Bluffs, MO. Dr. Harrington is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Dr. Baqir is a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS), Des Moines, IA. Dr. Challapalli and Mr. Green are both cardiologists at the Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates (SNCA), Reno, NV. In addition, Dr. Fleming is a cardiologist at the SNCA and was a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VACIHCS.

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Dr. Fleming, Dr. Jay, and Ms. Avery are all cardiologists at the Cardiovascular Institute of Southern Missouri, Poplar Bluffs, MO. Dr. Harrington is a professor in the department of psychology at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA. Dr. Baqir is a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System (VACIHCS), Des Moines, IA. Dr. Challapalli and Mr. Green are both cardiologists at the Sierra Nevada Cardiology Associates (SNCA), Reno, NV. In addition, Dr. Fleming is a cardiologist at the SNCA and was a cardiologist in the division of cardiology at the VACIHCS.

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