The value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy as a "gatekeeper" for coronary angiography and revascularisation in patients with stable angina pectoris--a secondary publication

In 507 out of a series of 972 patients referred consecutively to coronary angiography (CA) for stable angina pectoris, preceding "blinded" myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) demonstrated normal perfusion in 51%, reversible defects in 40%, and fixed defects in 9% of patients. CA showed insignificant findings in 49% and in 41% of the entire series. Of 168 revascularised patients, no more than 74% had reversible perfusion defects with MPS. On this basis it could be estimated that almost half of catheterizations and nearly one fifth of revascularisations were "superfluous".

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2006

Erschienen:

2006

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:168

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 168(2006), 8 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 799-802

Sprache:

Dänisch

Weiterer Titel:

Vaerdien af myokardieskintigrafi som gatekeeper for koronararteriografi og revaskularisering hos patienter med stabil angina pectoris--sekundaerpublikation

Beteiligte Personen:

Høilund-Carlsen, Poul Flemming [VerfasserIn]
Johansen, Allan H D [VerfasserIn]
Christensen, Henrik Wulff [VerfasserIn]
Vach, Werner [VerfasserIn]
Møldrup, Mette [VerfasserIn]
Bartram, Peter Henning [VerfasserIn]
Veje, Annegrete [VerfasserIn]
Haghfelt, Torben [VerfasserIn]
Myocardial Ischemia Logistics Evaluation Study (MILES) Group [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.03.2006

Date Revised 24.11.2016

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM160921260