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ArticleKorean journal of radiology

Findings of Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Its Relation with Quantitative Coronary Angiography in Patients with Significant Stenosis of the Left Main Coronary Artery.

Hack-Lyoung Kim, So Won Oh, Hyunjong Lee, Hee Jun Kim, You Nui Kim, Woo-Hyun Lim, Jae-Bin Seo, Sang-Hyun Kim, Myung-A Kim, Joo-Hee Zo

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Article in Korean journal of radiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hack-Lyoung KimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
So Won OhDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Hyunjong LeeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Hee Jun KimCardiovascular Center, Boramae Hospital, Seoul 07061, Korea.
You Nui KimCardiovascular Center, Boramae Hospital, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Woo-Hyun LimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Jae-Bin SeoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Sang-Hyun KimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Myung-A KimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
Joo-Hee ZoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 07061, Korea.
New Generation University College · ETSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Unrecognized left main coronary artery disease (LMCD) is often fatal; however, accuracy of non-invasive tests for diagnosing LMCD is still unsatisfactory. This study was performed to elucidate single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) detection of LMCD using quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) data. Materials and Methods: Fifty-five patients (39 men; mean age, 68.1 ± 10.9 years) diagnosed with significant left main (LM) stenosis (≥ 50%) by invasive coronary angiography (ICA) were retrospectively reviewed. All study patients underwent SPECT with pharmacologic stress within 30 days of ICA. All coronary lesions were quantified via QCA, and SPECT findings were compared with QCA results. Results: Only four patients (7.3%) had isolated LMCD; all others had combined significant stenosis (≥ 70%) of one or more other epicardial coronary arteries. Patients with more severe coronary artery disease tended to have higher values for summed difference scores in a greater number of regions, but the specific pattern was not clearly defined. Summed stress score of SPECT did not differ according to LM stenosis severity. Only three patients (5.4%) had a typical LM pattern of reversible perfusion defect on SPECT. A significant negative linear correlation between stenosis severity and stress perfusion percent was found in the left anterior descending artery region ( Conclusion: Single-photon emission computed tomography findings were heterogeneous, not specific and poorly correlated to QCA data in patients with significant LMCD. This may be due to highly prevalent significant stenosis of other epicardial coronary arteries.

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Coronary AngiographyTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonAdultAgedAged, 80 and overConstriction, PathologicCoronary StenosisEchocardiographyFemaleHumansLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexIschemic heart diseaseLeft main coronary artery diseaseQuantitative coronary angiographySingle-photon emission computed tomography

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PMID29354006
PMCPMC5768490
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