Background Prior trials comparing a strategy of optimal medical therapy with or without
revascularization have not shown that revascularization reduces cardiovascular events in …

Evolving knowledge regarding sex differences in coronary heart disease is emerging. Given
the lower burden of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved systolic …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted as the document was compiled through …

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 …

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the 3 most commonly
used noninvasive myocardial perfusion imaging modalities, single-photon emission …

Objectives: We evaluated the prognostic value of myocardial flow reserve (MFR) using
rubidium-82 (82Rb) positron emission tomography (PET) in patients assessed for ischemia …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to assess the predictive value of myocardial perfusion
imaging with 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (PET) and coronary flow reserve …

Positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging in concert with tracer-
kinetic modeling affords the assessment of regional myocardial blood flow (MBF) of the left …

Background Relative myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is the standard imaging approach
for the diagnosis and prognostic work-up of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, this …

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