title: [Diagnostic value of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin in women with suspected ischemic heart disease].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain. japiruela@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Pérez Iruela
authors.forename: Purificación
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pastor Fructuoso
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lumbreras Vega
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ortega Molina
authors.forename: Paloma
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Astasio Arbiza
authors.forename: María Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Puentes Zarzuela
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin