title: The value of 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion spect imaging in detecting coronary artery disease in patients with valvular disease before operation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to detect coronary artery disease using 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with valvular disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty patients with valvular disease confirmed by echocardiography underwent 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging using multiSPECT 1h after stress test (exercise, dipyridamole or dobutamine test) and were performed coronary angiography within 1 month before valvular operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For 29 out of the 30 patients, the results of 99mTc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging were similar with those of coronary angiography, the concordance rate was 96.7% and the negative predictability was 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  99Tc-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging is a reliable non-invasive method for detecting coronary artery disease in patients with valvular disease and so as to draw up suitable operation programs for them.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital, CAMS & PUMC, Beijing 100037.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi