ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessment of diastolic function in patients with chest pain and angiographically normal coronary arteries using ECG-gated spect
1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
2 Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Elvira A. Khachirova
Ostrovityanova 1, Moscow, 117997; ur.liam@90kihcle
Acknowledgements: the authors wish to thank Viktor K. Sychev for kindly allowing them to use the equipment of the Laboratory for Radioisotopes.
Author contribution: Khachirova EA recruited patients for the study, prepared the necessary documentation, participated in conducting the cardiac stress test and SPECT/CT, and processed the obtained data; Samoylenko LE controlled the course of the study and double-checked the obtained results; Shevchenko OP made sure inclusion and exclusion criteria were met.