Obesity & Cardiovascular Disease
99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion imaging can predict cardiac mortality in obese
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 2nd, 2006
According to a study from the United States, "Obesity is a major heath problem associated with increased cardiovascular mortality. There are currently no data to support a role for stress imaging techniques in the risk stratification of obese patients. The aim of this study was to assess the independent value of stress 99mTc-tetrofosmin SPECT in predicting mortality and hard cardiac events in obese patients."
A. Elhendy and colleagues at Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield "studied 265 patients with a body...
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