Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging After Coronary Artery Revascularization

• Published in: Current cardiovascular imaging reports Vol. 7; no. 3
• Main Authors: Petretta, Mario, Cuocolo, Renato, Acampa, Wanda, Cuocolo, Alberto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Cardiac Nuclear Imaging (A Cuocolo Section Editor); Cardiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Imaging; Interventional Radiology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nuclear Medicine; Radiology; Topical Collection on Cardiac Nuclear Imaging; Ultrasound; Stress testing; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Single-photon emission computed tomography; Revascularization procedures; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Coronary heart disease; Radionuclide imaging

In the last decades, advances in the therapeutic options for cardiovascular diseases, coupled with improvements in imaging technology contributed to the explosive growth in the number of cardiovascular imaging procedures performed, which also raised concern about overuse. The decision whether cardia...