American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 1047-1049, 1 November 1996

Cost-saving approach to normal technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion scan

  • Rami Gal, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dr. Gal's address is: Milwaukee Heart Institute, 960 North 12th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
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  • Maqsood Ahmad, MD

From the Milwaukee Heart Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Received 29 February 1996; accepted 8 May 1996.

Abstract 

In summary, a study of 116 patients who had a normal poststress technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion scan but no second, resting scan reported neither cardiac mortality nor myocardial infarction at 1 year of follow-up. Early processing and interpretation of a normal poststress scan, without obtaining the resting scan, was found to be as safe as the current protocol while avoiding the needless expense of time, money, and resources in giving 2 separate injections to obtain both scans.

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PII: S0002-9149(96)00534-6

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 1047-1049, 1 November 1996

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