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to thallium-201 in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, though it is rarely used in this indication, having largely been replaced by dipyridamole and [regadenson].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.
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University Hospital of Ferrara, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
Amphia Hospital, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
University of Utah, Radiology Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
Patras University Hospital, Patras, Greece
Hôpital Louis Pradel, Lyon, France
Cardiovascular Center (OLV-Ziekenhuis), Aalst, Belgium
Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Centrum Chorób Serca - Klinika Kardiologii, 4. Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny, Wroclaw, Poland
Seoul st Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Seocho-Ku, Korea, Republic of
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