TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Testing A1 - Hendel, Robert C. A1 - Ramireddy, Archana A2 - Heller, Gary V. A2 - Hendel, Robert C. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e AB - Using radiopharmaceuticals to visualize the regional distribution of myocardial perfusion during rest and stress is a well-established modality for the evaluation of known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). In 1964, the first scintigraphic images of myocardial perfusion were acquired by Carrea et al.,1 while Zaret et al. were the first to demonstrate exercise-induced myocardial ischemia using radioactive potassium in 1973.2 Since then, the field of nuclear cardiology has grown dramatically, and numerous studies have validated the utility of both exercise and pharmacologic stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for risk assessment and the prediction of future cardiac events. With >8 million such studies being performed yearly in the United States alone, understanding the logistics of and options available for radionuclide stress testing is critical.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145443589 ER -