Is There an Age When Myocardial Perfusion Imaging May No Longer Be Prognostically Useful? [Coronary Artery Disease]

Conclusions:
The elderly is a high-risk population irrespective of PET myocardial perfusion imaging results, and incremental prognostic value of PET myocardial perfusion imaging appears to wane in those ≥85 years of age. Although PET myocardial perfusion imaging may be diagnostically useful in the elderly, its prognostic value in this population requires further evaluation.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - July 16, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Erthal, F., Hossain, A., Dorbala, S., Shaw, L. J., Di Carli, M. F., Merhige, M. E., Williams, B. A., Veledar, E., Min, J. K., Berman, D. S., deKemp, R. A., Beanlands, R. S. B., Chow, B. J. W. Tags: Nuclear Cardiology and PET, Prognosis Coronary Artery Disease Source Type: research