Abstract 8: Association Between Abnormalities in Myocardial Perfusion and Patient-reported Angina Among Patients With Known Coronary Artery Disease: PET vs. SPECT Comparison [Session Title: Assessing Care to Change Outcomes]

Conclusion: We found no association between patient-reported angina and the burden of ischemia, regardless of the modality used. These findings suggest that other complex, multi-system pathways likely impact perception of pain and description of angina in patients with CAD, and that direct measurement of patient-reported symptoms needs to supplement physiologic assessment of ischemia.

http://circoutcomes.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/11/Suppl_1/A8?rss=1

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - April 5, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Al Badarin, F., Patel, K., Spertus, J., Arnold, S., Bateman, T., Kennedy, K. Tags: Session Title: Assessing Care to Change Outcomes Source Type: research