Open AccessDiagnostic accuracy of stress myocardial perfusion imaging in Indian diabetic patients: A single centre experience
Author(s) -
Devender Kumar,
R. S. Sethi,
Sandeep Bansal,
Padma A Namgyal,
Aditi K Sehgal,
Tajamul Syed Malik
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.207873
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial perfusion imaging , perfusion , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , diagnostic accuracy , radiology , endocrinology
Diabetics have around 2-4 times increased risk of coronary artery disease(CAD) and it is the most important cause of mortality in these patients. This study was carried out to compare the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of MPI-SPECT among diabetics and non-diabetics in the Indian population.