Risk assessment has become increasingly important in this era of evidence-based medicine
in which new and existing technology requires a well-defined body of evidence on its …

Objectives: The purpose of this work was to determine the prognostic value of normal
exercise myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tests and exercise echocardiography tests, and …

This review summarises the evidence for the role of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
(MPS) in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. It is the product of a …

Objectives. This review summarizes the results of single-photon emission computed
tomographic (SPECT) technetium-99m (Tc-99m) tracer imaging in patients with stable …

Historically, the focus of the diagnostic evaluation for symptomatic women and men has
been the detection of an obstructive coronary stenosis requiring revascularization (as …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality for women in the United States.
Coronary heart disease, which includes coronary atherosclerotic disease, myocardial …

patients with prior myocardial infarction, more extensive CAD, high-grade coronary stenosis,
proximal location of stenosis, and presence of regional wall motion abnormalities …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of risk and the temporal
characteristics of risk associated with normal myocardial perfusion single photon emission …

In the era of individualized medicine, gaps in knowledge remain about sex-specific risk
factors, diagnostic and treatment options that might reduce mortality from cardiovascular …

Objectives: This study was designed to assess the incremental prognostic value of
adenosine stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography …