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
2019
Myocardial Ischemic Burden and Differences in Prognosis Among Patients With and Without Diabetes: Results From the Multicenter International REFINE SPECT Registry
Han D, Rozanski A, Gransar H, 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, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Myocardial Ischemic Burden and Differences in Prognosis Among Patients With and Without Diabetes: Results From the Multicenter International REFINE SPECT Registry. Diabetes Care 2019, 43: 453-459. PMID: 31776140, PMCID: PMC6971784, DOI: 10.2337/dc19-1360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngina, UnstableCohort StudiesCoronary Artery DiseaseDiabetes MellitusDiabetic AngiopathiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaMyocardial Perfusion ImagingPrevalencePrognosisPropensity ScoreRegistriesRisk FactorsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsTotal perfusion deficitMACE riskMyocardial ischemic burdenAdverse cardiovascular eventsTomography myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySingle photon emissionIschemic burdenMinimal ischemiaCardiovascular eventsCause mortalityLate revascularizationPrognostic impactUnstable anginaSignificant ischemiaPerfusion deficitsMyocardial infarctionMyocardial ischemiaRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHigh riskMyocardial perfusionPatientsDiabetes