Submitted 4 Sevoflurane impairs myocardial systolic function, but not myocardial perfusion in diet-induced prediabetic rats Sevoflurane and myocardial perfusion in prediabetes 69 Abstract Introduction

Background Myocardial ischaemic burden assessed by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is commonly used to riskstratify patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Accurate estimation of ischaemic burden by CMR with two-dimensional imaging is limited by incomplete myocardial coverage to a small number (usually three) of non-contiguous sections. The aim of this study was to compar...

UNLABELLED Stress myocardial perfusion imaging is a useful method for evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with diabetes mellitus. However, its role in predicting all-cause mortality is not well defined. The aim of this study was to determine whether myocardial ischemia on stress myocardial perfusion imaging can predict all causes of death in patients with diabetes mellitus. ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging can predict outcomes in cardiac patients. However, limited data exist regarding its prediction of cardiovascular outcomes in cancer patients. We sought to determine whether myocardial perfusion imaging predicts long-term cardiovascular outcomes in cancer patients.We performed a retrospective review of 787 consecutive patients at our institution who underwent myocard...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed at analyzing the association between myocardial perfusion changes and the progression of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in patients with chronic Chagas' cardiomyopathy (CCC). BACKGROUND Pathological and experimental studies have suggested that coronary microvascular derangement, and consequent myocardial perfusion disturbance, may cause myocardial damage in ...

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose this review is to provide a summary on the status art simultaneous perfusion-innervation imaging by CZT-SPECT and clarify its potential applications in clinical practice. Recent Findings Introduction CZT cameras represented critical breakthrough nuclear cardiology. Although it has been demonstrated that cardiac innervation may be easily assessed CZT-SPECT,...

  Introduction: Attenuation correction is a useful process for improving myocardial perfusion SPECT and is dependent on activity and distribution of attenuation coefficients in the body (attenuation map). Attenuation artifacts are a common problem in myocardial perfusion SPECT. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of attenuation correction using different a...

currently, myocardial ti-201 scintigraphy is most often performed in conjunction with exercise stress testing in patients with suspected or known cad. stress thallium tests were performed for 156 patients with and without old myocardial infarctions complaining of chest pain. all of them underwent contrast coronary angiography. perfusion defects were mostly manifested as reversible defects (r). ...

BACKGROUND Glucose intolerance is a major health problem and is associated with increased risk of progression to type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. However, whether glucose intolerance is related to impaired myocardial perfusion is not known. The purpose of the present study was to study the effect of diet-induced glucose intolerance on myocardial function and perfusion during...