THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF SERIAL STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING IN ASYMPTOMATIC END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS AWAITING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

Chiedozie Anokwute,Ibtihaj Fughhi,Marwan Wassouf,Michael Kharouta,Tania Campagnoli,Aviral Vij,George Khoudary,Rozi Khan,Meron Teshome,Andrew Appis,Rami Doukky

THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF SERIAL STRESS MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING IN ASYMPTOMATIC END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE PATIENTS AWAITING KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION

2017

Chiedozie Anokwute
Ibtihaj Fughhi
Marwan Wassouf
Michael Kharouta
Tania Campagnoli
Aviral Vij
George Khoudary
Rozi Khan
Meron Teshome
Andrew Appis
Rami Doukky

Background: The role of serial SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for CAD surveillance in asymptomatic ESRD patients awaiting kidney transplantation (KT) is controversial. Methods: In a prospective cohort study, we analyzed consecutive asymptomatic KT candidates who had 2 MPI studies within 5

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Prospective cohort study
Asymptomatic
Kidney transplantation
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
Radiology
Myocardial perfusion imaging
Medicine
Disease
Cardiology
end stage renal disease

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