PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF EXERCISE TL-201 IMAGING IN PATIENTS PRESENTING FOR EVALUATION OF CHEST PAIN
PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF EXERCISE TL-201 IMAGING IN PATIENTS PRESENTING FOR EVALUATION OF CHEST PAIN
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DOI:
10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80100-4
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
24
通讯作者:
POHOST, GM
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作者:
BROWN, KA;BOUCHER, CA;POHOST, GM
Accurate prognostic information is important in determining optimal management of patients presenting for evaluation of chest pain. The ability of exercise Tl-201 myocardial imaging to predict future cardiac events (cardiovascular death or nonfatal myocardial infarction) was correlated with clinical, coronary and left ventricular angiographic as well as exercise ECG data in 139 consecutive, nonsurgically managed patients followed up over a 3-5 yr period (mean follow-up, 3.7 .+-. 0.9), using a logistic regression analysis. Among patients without prior myocardial infarction (100 of 139), the number of myocardial segments with transient Tl-201 defects was the only statistically significant predictor of future cardiac events when all patient variables were evaluated. Among patients with myocardial infarction before evaluation (39 of 139), angiographic ejection fraction was the only significant predictor of future cardiac events when all variables were considered. This study suggests an approach to evaluate the risk of future cardiac events in patients with possible ischemic heart disease.