No gender bias in referral for coronary angiography after myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with technetium-99m tetrofosmin

Autor: Roeters van Lennep, J. E., Borm, J. J., Zwinderman, A. H., Pauwels, E. K., Bruschke, A. V., van der Wall, E. E.
Přispěvatelé: Other departments
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1999
Zdroj: Journal of nuclear cardiology, 6(6), 596-604. Springer New York
ISSN: 1071-3581
Popis: Background. Several studies have shown that the application of diagnostic and invasive procedures varies between men and women. The purpose of this study was to assess if referral for coronary angiography after technetium-99m tetrofosmin myocardial perfusion scintigraphy in 616 patients with undiagnosed chest pain might demonstrate gender bias, Methods and Results. The primary end point for this study was coronary angiography within 90 days of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy. Women had more normal perfusion images than men (207 [70.9%] vs 160 [50.5%], P
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