Diagnostic value of exercise thallium-201 scintigraphy for ischemic heart disease in patients with chronic renal failure

Recently, it has been reported that there are considerable difficulties in diagnosing ischemic heart disease by ECG alone in patients on HD and CAPD. This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic values of exercise thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy as compared with ECG examination alone in patients with chronic renal failure. The subjects were 26 patients with chronic renal failure, including patients being treated with HD and CAPD, and 7 normal persons who served as controls. Exercise thallium-201 myocardial scintigraphy was performed according to a multistage bicycle ergometer exercise test. Exercise duration times were shorter (p