Background—Hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease is an important
indication for revascularization. Stress myocardial perfusion imaging is a noninvasive …

Cardiac imaging has a pivotal role in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ischaemic
heart disease. SPECT is most commonly used for clinical myocardial perfusion imaging …

Radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is among the most commonly performed
diagnostic tests in cardiology. Although the diagnostic and prognostic applications of …

The use of cardiac PET, and in particular of quantitative myocardial perfusion PET, has been
growing during the last years, because scanners are becoming widely available and …

Background—The choice of imaging techniques in patients with suspected coronary artery
disease (CAD) varies between countries, regions, and hospitals. This prospective …

Angina without coronary artery disease (CAD) has substantial morbidity and is present in
10% to 30% of patients undergoing angiography. Coronary microvascular dysfunction …

Chest pain in patients without obstructive coronary artery disease has been realized as a
frequent problem encountered in clinical practice. Invasive flow investigations have …

Objectives This study investigated the prognosis of coronary microvascular disease (CMD)
as determined by stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in patients with …

Angiogenesis inhibitors targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling
pathway (VSP) have been important additions in the therapy of various cancers, especially …

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is well established and considered the gold
standard for assessing myocardial volumes and function, and for quantifying myocardial …