How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the referral patterns for SPECT myocardial perfusion? A single center experience
| Autor: | Saeideh Ataei Nakhaei, Emran Askari, Hadis Mohammadzadeh, Hessamoddin Roustaei, Farivash Karamian, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi, Atena Aghaee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 128-134 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2322-5718 2322-5726 |
| DOI: | 10.22038/aojnmb.2023.68394.1475 |
| Popis: | Objective(s): We evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of referrals for SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT-MPI) as well as changes in the clinical and imaging characteristics.Methods: We respectively reviewed 1042 SPECT-MPI cases performed in a 4-month period during the COVID-19 pandemic (PAN; n=423) and compared their findings with those acquired in the same months before the pandemic (PRE; n=619).Results: The number of stress SPECT-MPI studies performed during the PAN period significantly dropped compared to the number of studies carried out in the PRE period (p = 0.014). In the PRE period, the rates of patients presenting with non-anginal, atypical and typical chest pain were 31%, 25% and 19%, respectively. The figures significantly changed in the PAN period to 19%, 42%, and 11%, respectively (all p-values |
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