2022
Prevalence and predictors of automatically quantified myocardial ischemia within a multicenter international registry
Han D, Rozanski A, Miller RJH, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Prevalence and predictors of automatically quantified myocardial ischemia within a multicenter international registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2022, 29: 3221-3232. PMID: 35174442, PMCID: PMC9378748, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02829-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal perfusion deficitMyocardial ischemiaStress testingCAD risk factorsMulticenter international registryPredictor of ischemiaCardiac stress testingNuclear stress testingChi-square testConclusionThe prevalenceMulticenter registryOverall cohortTypical anginaCAD statusPerfusion deficitsInternational registryMale genderRisk factorsLVEFIschemiaPatientsImaging characteristicsPotent predictorPrevalenceRegistry
2021
Comparison of diabetes to other prognostic predictors among patients referred for cardiac stress testing: A contemporary analysis from the REFINE SPECT Registry
Han D, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Tzolos E, Miller RJH, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Liang JX, Hu LH, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Comparison of diabetes to other prognostic predictors among patients referred for cardiac stress testing: A contemporary analysis from the REFINE SPECT Registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2021, 29: 3003-3014. PMID: 34757571, PMCID: PMC9085969, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-021-02810-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery diseaseTotal perfusion deficitCardiac stress testingStress testingComparison of diabetesAdverse cardiovascular eventsStress test patientsCardiac stress test patientsREFINE SPECT registryDM statusMACE riskBackgroundDiabetes mellitusCardiovascular eventsArtery diseaseVentricular functionPrognostic predictorClinical variablesPerfusion deficitsChi-square analysisSPECT-MPIPatientsTest patientsPropensity scorePotent predictor