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Dobutamine Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Coronary Artery Disease

Abdou Elhendy, Jeroen J. Bax and Don Poldermans
Journal of Nuclear Medicine December 2002, 43 (12) 1634-1646;
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The accurate noninvasive diagnosis and functional evaluation of coronary artery disease is an important step in selecting the appropriate management strategy. Dobutamine stress myocardial perfusion imaging is an alternative to exercise in patients with limited exercise capacity. In many centers, the test is performed on patients who have a contraindication for vasodilator stress testing. Recent studies have shown hyperemia induced by the standard dobutamine-atropine stress test is not less than hyperemia induced by dipyridamole. The feasibility of the test is 90% and is often higher in patients without β-blocker therapy. The safety of the test has been well studied and was also demonstrated in specific patients groups, such as patients with left ventricular dysfunction, the elderly, and heart transplant recipients. The diagnostic accuracy has been demonstrated in patients with and without myocardial infarction and in specific groups such as those with hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, and heart transplant recipients and after revascularization. The technique has a high sensitivity for prediction of functional recovery in patients with myocardial dysfunction referred for revascularization. The presence and severity of myocardial perfusion abnormalities assessed by this method are powerful predictors of cardiac events, incremental to clinical data. This article describes the methodology, safety, feasibility, diagnostic accuracy, and prognostic value of dobutamine stress myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease, with additional considerations for the application of the test in specific patient groups.

  • dobutamine
  • stress tests
  • myocardial perfusion imaging
  • coronary artery disease

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  • Received Jan. 22, 2002; revision accepted Jul. 5, 2002.

    For correspondence or reprints contact: Abdou Elhendy, MD, PhD, 982055 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2055.

    E-mail: aelhendy{at}unmc.edu

  • ↵* NOTE: FOR CE CREDIT, YOU CAN ACCESS THIS ACTIVITY THROUGH THE SNM WEB SITE (http://www.snm.org/education/ce_online.html) THROUGH DECEMBER 2003.

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