Mortality risk associated with ejection fraction differs across resting nuclear perfusion findings
Bourque JM, Velazquez EJ, Tuttle RH, Shaw LK, O’Connor C, Borges-Neto S. Mortality risk associated with ejection fraction differs across resting nuclear perfusion findings. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2007, 14: 165-173. PMID: 17386378, DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality riskEjection fractionPrognostic informationHigher long-term mortality ratesLong-term mortality ratesPerfusion single-photon emissionVentricular ejection fractionIschemic heart diseaseLong-term outcomesProportional hazard modelingLong-term survivalSingle photon emissionCardiac catheterizationNormal LVEFRisk stratificationPerfusion findingsPatient prognosticationHeart diseaseRest scoreLVEFMyocardial perfusionMortality ratePerfusion studiesHazard modelingSignificant predictors