The structure of adenosine was first described in 1931, though the vasodilating effects were not described in literature until the 1940s. Adenosine is indicated as an adjunct to thallium-201 in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, though it is rarely used in this indication, having largely been replaced by dipyridamole and [regadenson]. Adenosine is also indicated in the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia.
Adenosine was granted FDA approval on 30 October 1989.
Adenosine is indicated as an adjunct to thallium-201 in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in patients unable to adequately exercise. It is also indicated to convert sinus rhythm of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Clinical Physiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
Duke Cancer Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Östersund Sjukhus, Östersund, Jämtland Härjedalen, Sweden
Region Jönköpings Län, Jönköping, Region Jönköping, Sweden
Norra Älvsborgs länssjukhus, Trollhättan, Västra Götalands Region, Sweden
university of Utah, Radiology Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Nordre Ringvej 57, Denmark
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