Influence of sex on risk stratification with stress myocardial perfusion Rb-82 positron emission tomography: Results from the PET (positron emission tomography) Prognosis Multicenter Registry
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Registries
Rubidium Radioisotopes
Sex Characteristics
abstract
Stress Rb-82 PET provides significant and clinically meaningful effective risk stratification of women and men, supporting this modality as an alternative to comparative imaging modalities. Rb-82 PET findings were particularly helpful at identifying high-risk, older women.
