Value of gated-SPECT MPI for ischemia-guided PCI of non-culprit vessels in STEMI patients with multivessel disease after primary PCI

This article reviews the current state of the literature evaluating outcomes of those previously randomized to revascularization of non-culprit stenosis around the time of the STEMI. We propose a new study design to utilize gated-SPECT in the decision process by using an ischemic burden of  >  5% as a cut-off for revascularization vs. complete revascularization without ischemia assessment.
Source: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research