Assessment of asymptomatic ischemic heart disease using stress myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and may be asymptomatic.

Objective

The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of asymptomatic myocardial ischemia in patients with T2DM using stress myocardial perfusion imaging.

Methods

We evaluated 97 consecutive patients with T2DM without clinical evidence of CAD presenting to Cardiology and Endocrinology clinics using Tc-99m MIBI gated single-photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging for the presence of asymptomatic CAD.

Results

Abnormal myocardial perfusion was observed in 10 patients (10.3%). Of these, one half of patients had reversible myocardial perfusion defects suggestive of inducible myo

SUBMITTER: Deepti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310734 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature