Method of myocardial imaging

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Disclosed is a new use of adenosine; functional adenosine receptor agonists which include 1-methyl-2-phenylethyladenosine, 5-ethyl carboxamide adenosine cyclopentyl adenosine, and 2-chloro adenosine; metabolic precursors or by-products of adenosine which include adenine and inosine; and phosphorylated derivatives of adenosine including adenosine monophosphate adenosine diphosphate and adenosine triphosphate as a coronary, artery dilating agent in conjunction with various invasive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques to detect the presence or assess the severity of vascular disease in humans. The diagnostic techniques include for example myocardial perfusion imaging using adenosine or its …