Usefulness of technetium-99m sestamibi infarct size in predicting posthospital mortality following acute myocardial infarction.
In this multicenter study, 249 patients who underwent tomographic technetium-99m sestamibi infarct size measurement at hospital discharge were followed up for a median duration of 7 months. Infarct size was significantly associated with mortality (chi-square = 5.8, p = 0.02) and could stratify patients into lower and higher risk subsets: 1-year mortality 2% for infarct size < 14% versus 8% for infarct size > or = 14% of the left ventricle.
Miller
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TD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Hodge
D O
DO
Sutton
J M
JM
Grines
C L
CL
O'Keefe
J H
JH
DeWood
M A
MA
Okada
R D
RD
Fletcher
W O
WO
Gibbons
R J
RJ
D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016019:Survival Analysis; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi