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Table 2 Patient comorbidity profile by imaging test

From: Characteristics and key differences between patient populations receiving imaging modalities for coronary artery disease diagnosis in the US

 

Stress echocardiography

cCTA

SPECT MPI

PET MPI

Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems

86%

86%

88%

85%

Hypertensive diseases

66%

68%

84%

89%

Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other dyslipidaemias

66%

64%

78%

81%

Other forms of heart disease

38%

49%

55%

61%

Gastro oesophageal reflux disease

35%

37%

40%

39%

Abnormal findings on examination of blood without diagnosis

33%

34%

35%

35%

  1. Abbreviations: cCTA, coronary computed tomography angiography; PET MPI positron emission tomography, myocardial perfusion imaging; SPECT MPI, single-photon emission computed tomography MPI; stress echo, stress echocardiography