Prevalence and Severity of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Abnormalities in Inmate Subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We evaluated the prevalence and severity of myocardial perfusion abnormalities among inmates undergoing cardiac single-photon emission computed tomography. We also compared the results with those obtained in a cohort of non-inmates.

Methods

Between January 2009 and December 2013, 2420 consecutive subjects (258 inmates and 2162 non-inmates) with suspected or known coronary artery disease underwent stress myocardial perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (MPS) to our institution. The decision to submit inmates to MPS was taken by the physicians of the penal institutions or ordered by the court based on the survey of part. To account for differences in clinical characteristics between inmates and non-inmates, we created a propensity score-matched cohort consid

SUBMITTER: Assante R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4511677 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature