The use of pre-test and post-test probability values as criteria before selecting patients to undergo coronary angiography in patients who have ischemic findings on myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

Sen N. P., BEKİŞ R., Ceylan A., DEREBEK E.

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.16, no.7, pp.512-519, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/anatoljcardiol.2015.6347
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.512-519
  • Keywords: myocardial perfusion imaging, coronary angiography, ASSOCIATION TASK-FORCE, ARTERY-DISEASE, PRACTICE GUIDELINES, CLINICAL-DIAGNOSIS, AMERICAN-COLLEGE, HEART-DISEASE, RISK, INTERVENTIONS, SOCIETY, WOMEN
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) is a diagnostic test which is frequently used in the diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD). MPS is generally interpreted as ischemia present or absent; however, it has a power in predicting the disease, similar to other diagnostic tests. In this study, we aimed to assist in directing the high-risk patients to undergo coronary angiography (CA) primarily by evaluating patients without prior CHD history with pre-test and post-test probabilities.