Why the study?
Does exercise 201 thallium scintigraphy accurately identify coronary artery disease in patients with mitral valve prolapse?
Population
24 patients with mitral valve prolapse (10 with coronary artery disease, 14 with normal coronary arteries)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May yield false positives in mitral valve prolapse; leaves open need for validated noninvasive CAD testing in this population.
Does exercise 201 thallium scintigraphy accurately identify coronary artery disease in patients with mitral valve prolapse?
Exercise 201 thallium scintigraphy frequently yields abnormal perfusion findings in patients with mitral valve prolapse despite normal coronary arteries, limiting its diagnostic utility for concurrent coronary artery disease in this population.
Butman et al. (1982) studied this question.
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