Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Feher A, Pieszko K, Shanbhag A, Lemley M, Miller R, Huang C, Miras L, Liu Y, Gerber J, Sinusas A, Miller E, Slomka P. Comparison of the prognostic value between quantification and visual estimation of coronary calcification from attenuation CT in patients undergoing SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 40: 185-193. PMID: 37845406, PMCID: PMC466934, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-023-02980-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary artery calcificationMyocardial perfusion imagingCT myocardial perfusion imagingSPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imagingArtery calcificationPrognostic valuePrior coronary stentingAdverse cardiovascular eventsSimilar prognostic valueSPECT myocardial perfusionREFINE SPECT registrySPECT/CTCardiovascular eventsCAC scoringCalcium scoreCoronary calcificationCoronary stentingPrognostic utilitySingle centerCoronary arteryLow doseMyocardial perfusionPerfusion imagingSurvival analysisCORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECT
Shi T, Kokkinidis D, Agarwal R, Liu Y, Sinusas A, Miller E, Feher A. CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATIONS ARE A BETTER PREDICTOR OF CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES THAN ISCHEMIC ECG CHANGES IN PATIENTS WITH NORMAL PERFUSION ON EXERCISE SPECT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1498. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01942-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research