Publications by authors named "Chiedozie Anokwute"
Background: In patients undergoing regadenoson SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), the prognostic value of ischemic ST-segment depression (ST↓) and the optimal ST↓ threshold have not been studied.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients referred for regadenoson stress MPI was conducted. Patients with uninterpretable ECG were excluded.
Background: In asymptomatic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergoing vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) prior to renal transplantation (RT), the impact of pre-transplant heart rate response (HRR) to vasodilator stress on post-RT outcomes is unknown.
Methods: We analyzed a retrospective cohort of asymptomatic patients with ESRD who underwent a vasodilator stress SPECT-MPI and subsequently received RT. Blunted HRR was defined as HRR <28% for regadenoson stress and <20% for adenosine stress.
Background: An AHA/ACCF scientific statement proposed 8 risk factors to assess the need for noninvasive coronary artery disease (CAD) surveillance in asymptomatic patients undergoing evaluation for kidney transplantation. The clinical application of these risk factors and the role of noninvasive testing in this context have not been defined.
Methods And Results: We retrospectively followed a cohort of 581 consecutive kidney transplant recipients of whom 401 had pre-transplant radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and 90 had pre-transplant coronary angiography.