Non-invasive nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging improves the diagnostic yield of invasive coronary angiography

Conclusion
In an every-day clinical setting, the use of MPS substantially increases the diagnostic yield of elective ICA and provides incremental value over clinical risk factors and symptoms in predicting obstructive CAD, thus emphasizing its importance in the decision-making process leading to the use of diagnostic catheterization.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - July 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Buechel, R. R., Kaufmann, B. A., Tobler, D., Wild, D., Zellweger, M. J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research