Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 237-241 , May 2010

The diagnostic utility of heart rate–corrected ST-segment depression during adenosine nuclear stress testing

Received 19 August 2009

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PII: S0022-0736(09)00622-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2009.12.003

Journal of Electrocardiology
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 237-241 , May 2010

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