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Temporal Trends In Results Of 9170 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies (2004 To 2013)., Nosheen Fatima
Temporal Trends In Results Of 9170 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies (2004 To 2013)., Nosheen Fatima
Department of Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
To assess the frequency of normal and abnormal myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in a consecutive cohort of patients from Pakistan over a period of 8.5 years.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
We assessed 9170 patients who had undergone stress-rest MPI between January 2004 and June 2013. Patients were assessed for change in demographics, risk factors, and frequency of abnormal and normal MPI.
RESULTS:
Overall mean age and male predominance of studied cohort was ≈ 55 years and ≈ 55:45 (M:F), respectively, with no appreciable decline or rise. Marked decline in exercise as mode of stress (from 71% to 35%, p …