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ArticleJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2023

The impact of coronary calcium score as an addition to myocardial perfusion imaging in altering clinical management (ICCAMPA trial).

Pavithra S Jayadeva, Stephen Stowers, E W Tang, Joao Vitola, Rodrigo Cerci, Jessica Yao, James Westcott, Barry Elison, Nathan Better

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Article in Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Pavithra S JayadevaDepartments of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia. pavjayadeva@gmail.com.
Stephen StowersDepartment of Cardiology, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
E W TangDepartment of Cardiology, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Joao VitolaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Quanta Diagnostico por Imagem, Curitiba, Brazil.
Rodrigo CerciDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Quanta Diagnostico por Imagem, Curitiba, Brazil.
Jessica YaoDepartments of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
James WestcottDepartments of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Barry ElisonDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
Nathan BetterDepartments of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
The Royal Melbourne Hospital · AUCentrus Diagnósticos por Imagem · BRPalmerston North Hospital · NZUniversity of Melbourne · AUWollongong Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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aimMyocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a key tool for the identification and risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease. The use of a coronary calcium score further adds to prognostic data above MPI alone. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the extent to which the use of a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, when co-reported with MPI, impacts changes in clinical management in patients without a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing functional imaging.

methodsThis is a multicenter international study which incorporated a standardized questionnaire to evaluate changes in clinician management after MPI results were given with and without the additional information of a CAC score. Calcium scoring on a SPECT-CT system was performed via a semiquantitative Shemesh score (0-12) with a 0-3 score from the left main, left anterior descending, left circumflex, and right coronary arteries. CT of the chest was read independently, and non-coronary findings were reported alongside the CAC score.

resultsA total of 281 patients were enrolled across 3 international centers (Brazil, Australia, New Zealand). Of the 281 patients, 133 (47%) had management altered after the clinician was made aware of the CAC score. The impact of the CAC in changing clinical management was significant, particularly in patients with a negative MPI (P < 0.0001), but also in MPI-positive patients (P = 0.0021). The most common management change was the addition or intensification of statin therapy.

conclusionThe addition of the CAC component to MPI yielded significant management changes in nearly half of all patients undergoing MPI for suspected CAD. This trend was observed across all centers in the three countries involved and was particularly evident in patient with a negative MPI.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseMyocardial Perfusion ImagingAustraliaCalciumCoronary AngiographyHumansCalciumDiseases/processesmodalitiesoutcomestests

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