Clinical ResearchCardiac ImagingWhat is the Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Rubidium-82 Positron Emission Tomography?
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
BMI
body mass index
CABG
coronary artery bypass grafting
CAD
coronary artery disease
MI
myocardial infarction
MPI
myocardial perfusion imaging
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
PET
positron emission tomography
82Rb
rubidium-82
SDS
summed difference score
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
SRS
summed rest score
SSS
summed stress score
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This study was supported in part by grants from the Canadian Institute for Health Research (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), and the Ontario Research Challenge Fund (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada). Dr. Yoshinaga was supported by the Toronto Dominion Bank Fellowship Program (2003–2004) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), the International Fellowship Program at the University of Ottawa (2004–2006) (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) and the International Fellowship Program at Uehara Memorial Foundation, Japan (2004–2005) (Tokyo, Japan). Dr. Beanlands was a Research Scientist supported by the Canadian Institute for Health Research (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
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