When your patient can't take the stress.

Iowa Med

Nuclear Medical Services, St. Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids.

Published: November 1991

It has been shown that results of adenosine and dipyridamole myocardial scintigraphy are at least equivalent to those provided by conventional treadmill scintigraphy. Therefore, if a patient is unable to achieve a high rate-pressure product by treadmill exercise, that individual should be considered a candidate for pharmacological stress scintigraphy.

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