Thirteen patients out of 36 (36.1%) showed abnormal myocardial perfusion scan. Of the 23 females patients, 9 (39.1%) had abnormal Tc-99m MIBI SPECT and 14 (60.9%) showed normal scan. Of the 13 males 4 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients who underwent a stress myocardial perfusion PET scan, increasing magnitude of stress myocardial ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although the literature and data regarding the prognostic and diagnostic ability – as well as the wider ...

The study cohort consisted of 410 patients (271 men and 139 women) mostly from Central Greece, ranging in age from 40 to 87 years (mean age 61.4±10.3 years). In total, 904 patients were referred ...

Patients (pts) with Kawasaki disease (KD) who develop myocardial infarction are usually asymptomatic before the event; thus, it is crucial that pts at risk be identified. The aim of our study was to ...

A cardiac hybrid imaging technique that fuses SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans can help predict major adverse cardiac events in patients suspected of ...

To detect in-stent restenosis among patients with coronary stents, a new study shows the potential for improved diagnostic accuracy by adding computed tomography perfusion imaging to coronary CT ...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death globally. One of the most common tools used to diagnose and monitor heart disease, myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single photon emission ...

Background: Cardiac syndrome X is defined by a typical angina pectoris with normal or near normal (stenosis <40%) coronary angiogram with or without electrocardiogram (ECG) change or atypical angina ...