Impact of amyloid PET in the clinical care of veterans in a tertiary memory disorders clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We aimed to characterize the clinical impact of amyloid PET (APET) in a veteran population with cognitive decline by comparing differences in management between those who did and did not have an APET.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study. Poisson regressions and logistic regression were used for comparisons.

Results

Out of 565 veterans, 197 underwent APET; positivity rate was 36.55%. Having an APET was associated with longer follow-up, and increased diagnostic variability; it was not associated with number of additional studies, cholinesterase inhibitors prescription, or referrals to research. A positive APET was associated with less diagnostic variability, fewer additional tests, greater cholinesterase inhibitor prescriptions, and more re

SUBMITTER: Vives-Rodriguez AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9382691 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature