TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Special Populations A1 - Rampal, Upamanyu A1 - Pullatt, Raja C. A2 - Heller, Gary V. A2 - Hendel, Robert C. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Nuclear Cardiology: Practical Applications, 3e AB - Previous chapters have demonstrated the important role of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for the diagnosis and risk stratification of coronary artery disease (CAD) in the general population. There is also robust literature validating the use of MPI in different patient cohorts. This chapter will describe the value of MPI for the assessment of CAD and risk stratification in special populations consisting of diabetic patients, women, patients with chronic renal disease, the elderly, and patients with acute chest pain syndromes. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/05 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145444363 ER -