Study | N | Duration of f/u | Endpoint | Event rate, percent | ||
Normal scan | Equivocal scan | Abnormal scan | ||||
Varetto T, Cantalupi D, Altieri A, Orlandi C. Emergency room technetium-99m sestamibi imaging to rule out acute myocardial ischemic events in patients with nondiagnostic electrocardiograms. J Am Coll Cardiol 1993; 22:1804. | 64 | 18 m | Death, MI, revasc | 0 | N/A | 20 |
Hilton TC, Thompson RC, Williams HJ, et al. Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging in the emergency room evaluation of chest pain. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994; 23:1016. | 102 | 3 m | Death, MI, revasc | 1.4 | 13 | 71 |
Tatum JL, Jesse RL, Kontos MC, et al. Comprehensive strategy for the evaluation and triage of the chest pain patient. Ann Emerg Med 1997; 29:116. | 1187 | 12 m | MI | 0 | N/A | 11 |
Death | 0 | 8 | ||||
Heller GV, Stowers SA, Hendel RC, et al. Clinical value of acute rest technetium-99m tetrofosmin tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with acute chest pain and nondiagnostic electrocardiograms. J Am Coll Cardiol 1998; 31:1011. | 357 | In-hospital | AMI | 0.9 | N/A | 12 |
Cath | 19 | 33 | ||||
CAD | 7 | 23 | ||||
Revasc | 5 | 16 | ||||
Udelson JE, Beshansky JR, Ballin DS, et al. Myocardial perfusion imaging for evaluation and triage of patients with suspected acute cardiac ischemia: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2002; 288:2693. | 1215 | 30 d | MI | 0.6 | 0.8 | 10.3 |
MI, death, revasc | 3 | 6.1 | 20.5 |
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