TABLE 3

Clinical Scenarios for the Use of Rest or Stress Perfusion PET in Patients with Diagnosed Heart Failure (Resting LV Function Previously Assessed but No Prior CAD Evaluation)

Scenario no.	Description	Appropriateness	Score
Patients with diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
44	Patients with diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, no established history of CAD, and a low clinical risk of CAD	Appropriate	7
45	Patients with diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, no established history of CAD, and an intermediate clinical risk of CAD	Appropriate	9
46	Patients with diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, no established history of CAD, and a high clinical risk of CAD	Appropriate	8
Patients with diagnosed HFpEF
47	Patients with diagnosed HFpEF, no established history of CAD, and a low clinical risk of CAD	May be Appropriate	5
48	Patients with diagnosed HFpEF, no established history of CAD, and an intermediate clinical risk of CAD	Appropriate	9
49	Patients with diagnosed HFpEF, no established history of CAD, and a high clinical risk of CAD	Appropriate	9
Patients with diagnosed heart failure undergoing assessment of viability and hibernation
50	Patients with diagnosed heart failure who are undergoing assessment of viability and hibernation with ¹⁸F-FDG PET: rest perfusion PET	Appropriate	9
51	Patients with diagnosed heart failure who are undergoing assessment of viability and hibernation: rest and stress perfusion PET	Appropriate	9