Significance of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes Among Patients Undergoing Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Estimation of coronary artery calcification (CAC) can provide important prognostic information in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.

Objectives

The authors aimed to investigate whether CAC evaluation offers additional insight into the association of stress electrocardiographic (ECG) changes with adverse outcomes in patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).

Methods

Twelve thousand two hundred sixty-five patients (47% female, median: 64 (56-73) years, body mass index: 29 ± 7 kg/m²) who underwent exercise treadmill or regadenoson single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (CT) MPI during June 2016 to May 2022 at a large academic center were retrospectively studied.

Results

During the median foll

SUBMITTER: Kokkinidis DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11891677 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature