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Assessment of the relationship between stenosis severity and distribution of coronary artery stenoses on multislice computed tomographic angiography and myocardial ischemia detected by single photon emission computed tomography.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20425027     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The relationship between luminal stenosis measured by coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and severity of stress-induced ischemia seen on single photon emission computed tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) is not clearly defined. We sought to evaluate the relationship between stenosis severity assessed by CCTA and ischemia on SPECT-MPI.
METHODS AND RESULTS: ECG-gated CCTA (64 slice dual source CT) and SPECT-MPI were performed within 6 months in 292 patients (ages 26-91, 73% male) with no prior history of coronary artery disease. Maximal coronary luminal narrowing, graded as 0, ≥25%, 50%, 70%, or 90% visual diameter reduction, was consensually assessed by two expert readers. Perfusion defect on SPECT-MPI was assessed by computer-assisted visual interpretation by an expert reader using the standard 17 segment, 5 point-scoring model (stress perfusion defect of ≥5% = abnormal). By SPECT-MPI, abnormal perfusion was seen in 46/292 patients. With increasing stenosis severity, positive predictive value (PPV) increased (42%, 51%, and 74%, P = .01) and negative predictive value was relatively unchanged (97%, 95%, and 91%) in detecting perfusion abnormalities on SPECT-MPI. In a receiver operator curve analysis, stenosis of 50% and 70% were equally effective in differentiating between the presence and absence of ischemia. In a multivariate analysis that included stenosis severity, multivessel disease, plaque composition, and presence of serial stenoses in a coronary artery, the strongest predictors of ischemia were stenosis of 50-89%, odds ratio (OR) 7.31, P = .001, stenosis ≥90%, OR 34.05, P = .0001, and serial stenosis ≥50% OR of 3.55, P = .006.
CONCLUSIONS: The PPV of CCTA for ischemia by SPECT-MPI rises as stenosis severity increases. Luminal stenosis ≥90% on CCTA strongly predicts ischemia, while <50% stenosis strongly predicts the absence of ischemia. Serial stenosis of ≥50% in a vessel may offer incremental value in addition to stenosis severity in predicting ischemia.
Authors:
Balaji K Tamarappoo; Ariel Gutstein; Victor Y Cheng; Ryo Nakazato; Heidi Gransar; Damini Dey; Louise E J Thomson; Sean W Hayes; John D Friedman; Guido Germano; Piotr J Slomka; Daniel S Berman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology     Volume:  17     ISSN:  1532-6551     ISO Abbreviation:  J Nucl Cardiol     Publication Date:  2010 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-09-16     Completed Date:  2011-01-11     Revised Date:  2011-05-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9423534     Medline TA:  J Nucl Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  791-802     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Imaging (Division of Nuclear Medicine), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Room 1258, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Stenosis / radiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / radionuclide imaging*
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Predictive Value of Tests
ROC Curve
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HL089765-04/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 HL089765-05/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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