Transient ischaemic dilation and post-stress wall motion abnormality increase risk in patients with less than moderate ischaemia: analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry.
Miller RJH, Hu LH, Gransar H, Betancur J, Eisenberg E, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Carli MD, Einstein AJ, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman T, Germano G, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Transient ischaemic dilation and post-stress wall motion abnormality increase risk in patients with less than moderate ischaemia: analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 21: 567-575. PMID: 31302679, PMCID: PMC7167750, DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsTransient ischemic dilationWall motion abnormalitiesModerate ischaemiaMyocardial perfusion imagingMild ischaemiaIschemic dilationMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisHigh-risk imaging featuresCox proportional hazards analysisTomography myocardial perfusion imagingAdverse cardiovascular eventsHigh-risk featuresGroup of patientsProportional hazards analysisIncremental prognostic utilityTotal perfusion deficitREFINE SPECT registrySingle photon emissionMedian followCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular riskMultivariable analysisPrognostic utilityPerfusion deficitsUpper reference limits of transient ischemic dilation ratio for different protocols on new-generation cadmium zinc telluride cameras: A report from REFINE SPECT registry
Hu LH, Sharir T, Miller RJH, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Betancur J, Germano G, Liang JX, Commandeur F, Azadani PN, Gransar H, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Upper reference limits of transient ischemic dilation ratio for different protocols on new-generation cadmium zinc telluride cameras: A report from REFINE SPECT registry. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 27: 1180-1189. PMID: 31087268, PMCID: PMC6851400, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01730-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient ischemic dilationUpper reference limitReference limitsMulticenter registrySupine positionTransient ischemic dilation ratioCoronary artery diseaseCadmium zinc telluride cameraQuantitative perfusion SPECT softwareREFINE SPECT registryIschemic dilationArtery diseasePerfusion findingsMyocardial perfusionD-SPECTRegistryLower likelihoodSPECT softwareTelluride cameraRadiotracerDilation ratioDifferent protocolsPatientsPerfusionDisease