title: Pre-procedural combined coronary angiography and stress myocardial perfusion imaging using 320-detector CT in unprotected left main and ostial left anterior descending artery intervention.
abstract: Pre-procedural anatomic and functional coronary assessment plays a crucial role in selection of patients suitable for unprotected left main percutaneous coronary intervention. Combined coronary computed tomography angiography and adenosine stress computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging is a non-invasive technique which may provide this information. This is the first report describing its use to assist patient selection and procedural planning prior to elective left main and ostial left anterior descending artery coronary intervention.
authors: Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, MonashHEART, Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre (MMC), Southern Health and Monash University, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia, brian.ko@monash.edu.
authors: Brian S
authors: BS
authors: Ko
authors: Marcus
authors: M
authors: Crossett
authors: Sujith K
authors: SK
authors: Seneviratne
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D057234:Preoperative Period; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed