C-reactive protein in patients with normal perfusion and mild to moderate perfusion defects who have undergone myocardial perfusion imaging with 99m-Tc sestamibi gated spect

• Published in: Prilozi - Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za biološki i medicinski nauki Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 67 - 76
• Main Authors: Majstorov, Venjamin, Pop Gjorceva, Daniela, Vaskova, Olivija, Vavlukis, Marija, Peovska, Irena, Maksimovic, Jelena, Kuzmanovska, Sonja, Zdraveska-Kocovska, Marina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.07.2008
• Subjects: C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology; Coronary Circulation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP) has been extensively used in recent years to assess cardiovascular risk more thoroughly. A significant association between elevated CRP, a prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and adverse cardiac events has been found. Stress myocardial SPECT perfusio...