Articolo in rivista, 2013, ENG, 10.1007/s12350-012-9642-6

Transient ischemic dilation in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for prediction of severe coronary artery disease in diabetic patients

Petretta, Mario; Acampa, Wanda; Daniele, Stefania; Petretta, Maria Piera; Nappi, Carmela; Assante, Roberta; Zampella, Emilia; Costanzo, Pierluigi; Perrone-Filardi, Pasquale; Cuocolo, Alberto

University of Naples Federico II; University of Naples Federico II; Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR); SDN Fdn

Transient ischemic dilation (TID) of the left ventricle during stress myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) has been shown to be a useful marker of severe coronary artery disease (CAD). However, investigations in diabetic patients with available coronary angiographic data are still limited. We evaluated the incremental diagnostic value of TID in identifying the presence of angiographically severe CAD in diabetic patients.

Journal of nuclear cardiology 20 (1), pp. 45–52

Keywords

Myocardial perfusion imaging, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus

CNR authors

Cuocolo Alberto, Acampa Wanda, Daniele Stefania

CNR institutes

IBB – Istituto di biostrutture e bioimmagini