Soroush Rouhani, Ali Al Shahrani, Alomgir Hossain, Yeung Yam, R Glenn Wells, Robert A deKemp, Rob S Beanlands, Terrence D Ruddy, Marcelo F Di Carli, Michael E Merhige, Brent A Williams, Emir Veledar, Daniel S Berman, Sharmila Dorbala, Benjamin J W Chow
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to develop a clinical model that identifies a lower-risk population for coronary artery disease that could benefit from stress-first myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) protocols and that can be used at point of care to risk stratify patients. BACKGROUND: There is an increasing interest in stress-first and stress-only imaging to reduce patient radiation exposure and improve patient workflow and experience. METHODS: A secondary analysis was conducted on a single-center cohort of patients undergoing single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) studies...
October 2020: JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging