[Diagnostic value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin in women with suspected ischemic heart disease].
OBJECTIVE
This was a cross-sectional study in which the values of sensitivity and specificity of myocardial perfusion study with (99)mTc-Tetrofosmina protocol in a day after stimulation with dipyridamole were determined in a population of women. We also assessed the relationship with coronary vascular territories, based on coronary angiography.


METHODS
We studied retrospective medical records of 202 women with suspected ischemic heart disease tested on myocardial perfusion who also underwent coronary angiography.


RESULTS
The values of sensitivity and specificity for the population were 87.16% and 81.48% respectively. For the coronary artery territory, the values of sensitivity and specificity for the DA artery were 68.75% and 77.78% respectively, while these were 60.0% and 81.51% for the Cx. Finally, the values for the CD were 69.88 and 72.27%, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The myocardial perfusion test stimulation/rest has a high diagnostic validity for the disease in women with suspected ischemic heart disease.
Pérez Iruela
Juan Antonio
JA
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain. japiruela@yahoo.es
Pastor Fructuoso
Purificación
P
Lumbreras Vega
Luis
L
Ortega Molina
Paloma
P
Astasio Arbiza
Paloma
P
Puentes Zarzuela
María Carmen
MC
D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin