Prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging by cadmium zinc telluride single-photon emission computed tomography in patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging Vol. 50; no. 12; pp. 3647 - 3658
• Main Authors: Assante, Roberta, Zampella, Emilia, Cantoni, Valeria, Green, Roberta, D’Antonio, Adriana, Mannarino, Teresa, Gaudieri, Valeria, Nappi, Carmela, Buongiorno, Pietro, Panico, Mariarosaria, Petretta, Mario, Cuocolo, Alberto, Acampa, Wanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adverse events; Angina; Cadmium; Cadmium zinc tellurides; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Computed tomography; Confidence intervals; Coronary artery disease; Coronary vessels; Heart diseases; Heterogeneity; Imaging; Intermetallic compounds; Medical imaging; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Meta-analysis; Nuclear Medicine; Oncology; Original; Original Article; Orthopedics; Perfusion; Photon emission; Photons; Radiology; Regression analysis; Signs and symptoms; Single photon emission computed tomography; Statistical analysis; Tomography; Vein & artery diseases; Zinc telluride; Zinc tellurides; Myocardial perfusion imaging; Coronary artery disease; CZT-SPECT; Outcome; Meta-analysis

Background Aim of this study was to define the prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion imaging by cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for prediction of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD)....