Sex differences in the long-term prognostic value of 13N-ammonia myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography.
Christian LoeweMichael FiechterBernhard A HerzogChristine LohmannSusan BengsValerie TreyerMichael MesserliDominik C BenzAndreas A GiannopoulosChristoph GräniAju P PazhenkottilRonny R BuechelPhilipp A KaufmannPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2018)
While perfusion findings in 13N-ammonia PET provide effective risk stratification in women and men, CFR adds incremental prognostic value for long-term cardiac outcomes only in men. Refined strategies in noninvasive imaging are needed in women to improve CAD risk prediction.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pet ct
- pet imaging
- pregnancy outcomes
- middle aged
- high resolution
- cervical cancer screening
- room temperature
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- heart failure
- pregnant women
- fluorescence imaging
- photodynamic therapy
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss