Added prognostic value of left ventricular shape by gated SPECT imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion
Added prognostic value of left ventricular shape by gated SPECT imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion(355 views) Gaudieri V, Nappi C, Acampa W, Zampella E, Assante R, Mannarino T, Genova A, De Simini G, Klain M, Germano G, Petretta M, Cuocolo A
Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, National Council of Research, Naples, Italy., Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy., Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA., David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA., Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy., Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy. cuocolo@unina.it.,
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Added prognostic value of left ventricular shape by gated SPECT imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion
BACKGROUND: Left ventricular (LV) remodeling is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. We evaluated the added prognostic value of LV shape index (SI) assessed by gated single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) in patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 674 patients with normal myocardial perfusion and normal LV ejection fraction (EF) on stress gated SPECT imaging. An automated software program was used to calculate end-diastolic and end-systolic LVSI. An LVSI
Added prognostic value of left ventricular shape by gated SPECT imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion
Added prognostic value of left ventricular shape by gated SPECT imaging in patients with suspected coronary artery disease and normal myocardial perfusion