title: Detection of early postoperative internal mammary artery atherosclerosis using Tc-99m myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging.
abstract: Myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is a useful noninvasive test to detect the recurrence of myocardial ischemia after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, the role of myocardial SPECT imaging to detect early recurrence of ischemia after surgery is limited, and its utility in asymptomatic CABG patients remains poorly established.
authors.affiliation: Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jmahenth@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahenthiran
authors.forename: Waqas
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ghumman
authors.forename: Sony
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stricker
authors.forename: Gudjon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karlsson
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012008:Recurrence; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D000241:Adenosine