Perfusion

Investigators at Kanazawa University release new data on perfusion

Published in Health Risk Factor Week, August 4th, 2009

According to recent research from Kanazawa, Japan, "To determine the prognostic value of myocardial ischemia, function and coronary risk factors on total and hard cardiac events using myocardial perfusion imaging in a Japanese population. A prospective cohort study was performed in 117 Japanese hospitals, each with a nuclear cardiology facility."

"A total of 4,031 patients with suspected or confirmed ischemic heart disease were registered. The patients were followed up for a year to investigate total and hard events, and those who had any events were followed up for 3 years to evaluate subsequent hard events. A stress-rest gated myocardial perfusion study was performed...

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Source: Health Risk Factor Week (2009-08-04)

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