title: The role of radionuclide cardiac imaging in coronary artery bypass surgery.
abstract: The main applications of cardiac nuclear imaging in coronary artery bypass surgery include: patient selection, prediction of improvement in resting LV function after revascularization, diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction, assessment of the results of revascularization, evaluation of new or recurrent symptoms, and in risk stratification. Proper understanding of which test to be used, when, and why may be important to optimize patient management.
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011379:Prognosis; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013793:Thallium
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes; D013793:Thallium