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The prognostic value of regadenoson SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging: The largest cohort to date. J Nucl Cardiol 2021 Dec;28(6):2799-2807

Date

05/10/2020

Pubmed ID

32383079

DOI

10.1007/s12350-020-02135-y

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85085088850 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   11 Citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data on the prognostic value of regadenoson SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is limited and based on small cohorts.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted a single-center, retrospective cohort study of 10,275 consecutive patients who underwent regadenoson SPECT-MPI. Among the study subjects, 28.7% had abnormal MPI and 25.5% had myocardial ischemia. Patients were followed for a mean of 2.4 ± 2.2 years for major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as cardiac death or myocardial infarction. There was a significant stepwise increase in MACE with an increasing burden of perfusion abnormality (P < .001) and myocardial ischemia (P < .001). Abnormal MPI (adjusted HR 1.52; 95% CI 1.21 to 1.91) and myocardial ischemia (adjusted HR 1.53; 95% CI 1.25 to 1.89) were associated with MACE, independent of and incremental to clinical covariates and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Moreover, post-stress LVEF, LVEF reserve, and left ventricular end-diastolic volume added significant prognostic information. Transient ischemic dilation ≥ 1.31 did not provide incremental prognostic value (adjusted HR 1.02; P = .906).

CONCLUSION: In the largest cohort to date, we demonstrated that the presence and severity of perfusion abnormality and myocardial ischemia on regadenoson stress SPECT-MPI are associated with an independent increase in MACE.

Author List

Kattoor AJ, Kolkailah AA, Iskander F, Iskander M, Diep L, Khan R, Doukky R

Author

Mina Iskander MBBS Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Aged
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Ischemia
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Prognosis
Purines
Pyrazoles
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon