How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the referral patterns for SPECT myocardial perfusion? A single center experience

Objective(s): We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of referrals for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) as well as changes in the clinical and imaging characteristics.Methods: We respectively reviewed 1042 SPECT-MPI cases performed in a 4-month period during the...

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Published in:Asia oceania journal of nuclear medicine and biology 2023-01, Vol.11 (2), p.128-134
Main Authors: Ataei Nakhaei, Saeedeh, Askari, Emran, Mohammadzadeh, Hadis, Roustaei, Hesamoddin, Karamian, Farivash, Mostafavi, Sayyed Mostafa, Aghaei, Atena
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Language:English
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covid-19
myocardial perfusion imaging
spect-mpi
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Summary:Objective(s): We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of referrals for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) as well as changes in the clinical and imaging characteristics.Methods: We respectively reviewed 1042 SPECT-MPI cases performed in a 4-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic (PAN; n=423) and compared their findings with those acquired in the same months before the pandemic (PRE; n=619).Results: The number of stress SPECT-MPI studies performed during the PAN period significantly dropped compared to the number of studies carried out in the PRE period (p = 0.014). In the PRE period, the rates of patients presenting with non-anginal, atypical and typical chest pain were 31%, 25% and 19%, respectively. The figures significantly changed in the PAN period to 19%, 42%, and 11%, respectively (all p-values
ISSN:2322-5718
2322-5726
DOI:10.22038/AOJNMB.2023.68394.1475