Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Kokkinidis D, Kyriakoulis I, Chui P, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Khera R, Sinusas A, Velazquez E, Miller E, Feher A. Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. JACC Advances 2025, 4: 101618. PMID: 39983619, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingIschemic ECG changesLow event ratesECG changesNormal perfusionArtery calcificationPerfusion imagingSingle-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomographyStress ECGCAC evaluationPresence of coronary artery calcificationSuspected coronary artery diseaseMedian follow-upEvent ratesIschemic electrocardiographic changesAnalysis to patientsComposite endpoint rateCoronary artery diseaseTomography/computed tomographyPrognostic informationMACE rateFollow-upSubgroup analysisAdverse outcomes