Usefulness of Exercise Myocardial Scintigraphy in Multivessel Coronary Disease After Incomplete Revascularization With Coronary Stenting

The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the prognostic value of exercise myocardial scintigraphy in patients who undergo incomplete revascularization with percutaneous coronary stenting. In 322 consecutive patients (mean age 61 ± 10 years), exercise technetium-99m–tetrofosmin single-photon...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2006-01, Vol.97 (2), p.207-215
Main Authors: Galassi, Alfredo R., Grasso, Carmelo, Azzarelli, Salvatore, Ussia, Gianpaolo, Moshiri, Shahram, Tamburino, Corrado
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary heart disease
Coronary vessels
Exercise
Exercise Test
Female
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Organophosphorus Compounds
Organotechnetium Compounds
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Radiopharmaceuticals
Stents
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Summary:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the prognostic value of exercise myocardial scintigraphy in patients who undergo incomplete revascularization with percutaneous coronary stenting. In 322 consecutive patients (mean age 61 ± 10 years), exercise technetium-99m–tetrofosmin single-photon emission computed tomography scintigraphy was prospectively performed 4 to 6 months after an incomplete revascularization procedure. Follow-up lasted ≤84 months (median 33). Patients with normal findings were at low risk of cardiac events compared with patients with mildly abnormal and severely abnormal findings (yearly event rate 1.5% vs 5.1% and 8.5%, respectively, p
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.08.037