RT Book, Section
A1 Gomez, Javier
A1 Doukky, Rami
A2 Heller, Gary V.
A2 Hendel, Robert C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145444102
T1 Risk Stratification with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
T2 Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644993
LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145444102
RD 2024/04/24
AB In  the  past  three  decades,  a  great  body  of  literature  has  established  the  use  of  radionuclide  myocardial  perfusion  imaging  (MPI),  for  risk  stratification  in  patients  with  known  or  suspected  coronary  artery  disease  (CAD).  The  early  studies  have  been  reinforced  and  enhanced  with  the  use  of  novel  stress  agents,  modern  single-photon  emission  tomography  (SPECT)  technologies,  and  the  evolution  of  the  appropriate  use  criteria  (AUC).  This  chapter  will  review  the  use  of  stress  radionuclide  SPECT  MPI  for  risk  stratification  in  a  general  population  and  among  patients  with  chronic  CAD.  Risk  stratification  for  specific  applications  is  discussed  elsewhere  in  this  book,  including  prior  to  major  noncardiac  surgery  (Chapter  16),  after  therapeutic  intervention  (Chapter  17),  in  heart  failure  patients  (Chapter  18),  and  for  a  variety  of  unique  populations  (Chapter  19).