RT Book, Section A1 Gomez, Javier A1 Doukky, Rami A2 Heller, Gary V. A2 Hendel, Robert C. SR Print(0) ID 1145444234 T1 Evaluation of Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease 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=1145444234 RD 2025/02/09 AB In the last 40 years, there has been a dramatic decline in cardiovascular mortality. Over the past decade alone, the rate of death attributable to cardiovascular disease has decreased by 30%.1 This trend is credited primarily to the development and implementation of effective treatment strategies including medical therapy, interventions such as coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), and successful treatment for acute myocardial infarction (MI). The decision to undergo myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) evaluation following the diagnosis of ischemic heart disease is an important one, particularly in asymptomatic patients. This chapter will evaluate the role of stress MPI in patients with known CAD in a variety of settings, including medical therapy, postinterventions, and following MI.