Major Indications For A Myocardial Perfusion Test
- Diagnosis of CAD and various cardiac abnormalities.
- Identifying location, criticality of existing coronary stenosis and degree of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with a history of CAD.
- Prognostication (risk stratification) and evaluation of patients that are at risk of having a myocardial or coronary incident. (ex: myocardial infarction, myocardial ischemia, coronary aneurysm, wall motion abnormalities)
- Assessment of viable myocardium in particular coronary artery territory following heart attacks to justify revascularization
- Post intervention revascularization (coronary artery bypass graft, angioplasty) evaluation of heart.
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