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Safety and feasibility of atropine added to submaximal exercise stress testing with Tl-201 SPECT for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia

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Prasad, S.K., Pennell, D.J. Safety and feasibility of atropine added to submaximal exercise stress testing with Tl-201 SPECT for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia. J Nucl Cardiol 9, 668–671 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1067/mnc.2002.129881

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