Pharmacologic Cardiac Intervention: Comparison of Adenosine, Dipyridamole, and Dobutamine

Abstract

This is the second article in a four-part series on interventional nuclear medicine. Upon completion of this article, the technologist will be able to (1) describe the purpose of interventional stress imaging, (2) explain the mechanism by which each pharmacologic stress agent works, and (3) list advantages and disadvantages of each for different patient conditions.