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Filter by:The COPACABANA study is designed as a single-centre, open, prospective trial aimed to assess the influence of coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) on downstream myocardial ischemia via the novel computed tomography perfusion (CTP) imaging technique. To this end, consecutive patients with CTO of a major coronary artery scheduled to undergo percutaneous recanalization of occluded coronary artery based on clinical grounds, will undergo stress CTP using state-of-the-art dual-energy CT scanner at 2 time points (before and 3 months after successful restoration of flow in the CTO vessel).
The ULYSSES study is a single-center, prospective study aimed at evaluation of myocardial ischemia using regadenoson low-dose dynamic computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging (CTP) in patients diagnosed with intermediate coronary artery stenoses in referrence to the magnetic resonance myocardial perfusion imaging (MR MPI).
The optimal screening strategy for assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is unclear. Although consensus based guidelines support noninvasive stress testing prior to orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), no prospective studies are available to inform the clinician on perioperative risk stratification. This observational cohort study was designed to determine the prognostic utility of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging in OLT candidates.
Background: Detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) is important due to its high prevalence and its medical and economic implications. Purpose: A systematic review of the diagnostic performance of stress echocardiography (Echo), SPECT, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), CT Perfusion (CTP) and PET versus invasive coronary angiography (ICA) or fractional flow reserve (FFR) using hierarchical summary ROC (HSROC) methods. Data Sources: MEDLINE, EMBASE and SCOPUS for literature published in English or Spanish from January 1970 to December 2015. Study Selection: For inclusion, studies had to meet the Cochrane guidelines, had to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity methods, and use ICA and/or FFR. Only those studies with STARD methodology ≥60% were included. Data Extraction: Ten investigators extracted patient and study characteristics and 4 resolved any disagreements.
This study is being done to find out if and how much the use of RTMPE improves a provider's confidence in the diagnosis they assign. This is important because the use of RTMPE may decrease the need for any additional invasive testing.
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy is to evaluate coronary perfusion as well as heart muscle function. This examination takes place in two stages, one imaging at rest and one after a cardiac stress caused. This stress can be triggered as a first-line stress test. A pharmacological stress is proposed when stress test is not possible or contraindicated, Several drugs have a marketing authorization in this indication (adenosine, dipyridamole, regadenoson, dobutamine). Among them, the regadenoson is the most recent molecule. Marketed in France since 2013, it would allow a reduction of undesirable effects compared to other agents, especially adenosine. It is simple and quick to use thanks to a single dose administration. However, its cost is nearly 30 times higher than dipyridamole. In the investigational center, dipyridamole is currently the first-line pharmacological stress agent, whereas regadenoson is reserved for a limited number of doses, the indication of which must be justified (asthmatic patient or with severe COPD). Few studies in the literature specifically compare these two pharmacological agents (examination time, cost, tolerance) and the opinion on the use of regadenoson in the service is limited.
The object of this study is to compare four different dosages of Gadavist 1.0 in cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) imaging with the imaging results of a cardiac SPECT examination in terms of diagnostic quality. For this purpose Gadavist dosages of 0.01 mmol/kg, 0.025 mmol/kg, 0.05 mmol/kg or 0.1mmol/kg body weight are administered. A study participant receives the respective dose twice i.e. at rest and at stress using Adenosine (which puts circulation into a state of stress similar to that of physical exercise). The time between both injections is 10-15 min. The total imaging time is about 45 min.
This study enrolled participants with documented exercise-induced myocardial ischemia in order to evaluate whether ranolazine, when taken prior to exercise, can improve blood flow to the heart (myocardial perfusion), as assessed by exercise-induced myocardial perfusion defect size (PDS) and total perfusion deficit (TPD), using gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). This was a 2-period crossover study. The last dose of each period must have been taken 3-4 hours prior to conduct of the exercise SPECT MPI. After the research exercise SPECT MPI was performed at the end of Period 1, participants discontinued the treatment they were randomized to for that period and began the other treatment in Period 2.