Key result
LVEF assessed by gated blood pool SPECT (r=0.92), MPI gated SPECT (r=0.85), and F-FDG gated PET (r=0.76) showed good correlation with ERNV, unlike 2D echocardiography (r=0.52).
Why the study?
Do 2D echocardiography, gated blood pool SPECT, 99mTc tetrofosmin gated SPECT, and 18F-FDG gated PET accurately correlate with ERNV for LVEF assessment in patients with CAD and severe LV dysfunction?
Population
41 patients with coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
Comparison
LVEF assessment by 2D echocardiography, gated… vs Equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography (ERNV)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Gated nuclear LVEF methods may aid select assessments; leaves open whether they improve outcomes or supplant echocardiography.
Observational (n=41)
Do 2D echocardiography, gated blood pool SPECT, 99mTc tetrofosmin gated SPECT, and 18F-FDG gated PET accurately correlate with ERNV for LVEF assessment in patients with CAD and severe LV dysfunction?
MPI gated SPECT and 18F-FDG gated PET show good correlation with ERNV for LVEF calculation in CAD patients with severe LV dysfunction, suggesting a separate ERNV procedure may not be necessary.
Raja et al. (2014) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction (n=41). Radionuclide methods (gated blood pool SPECT, MPI gated SPECT, F-FDG gated PET) vs. Equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography (ERNV) was evaluated on Correlation and agreement of LVEF measured by various methods with ERNV. LVEF assessed by gated blood pool SPECT (r=0.92), MPI gated SPECT (r=0.85), and F-FDG gated PET (r=0.76) showed good correlation with ERNV, unlike 2D echocardiography (r=0.52).
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