A novel clinically relevant segmentation method and corresponding maximal ischemia score to risk-stratify patients undergoing myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

作者：Nudi Francesco^*; Pinto Annamaria; Procaccini Enrica; Neri Giandomenico; Vetere Maurizio; Tomai Fabrizio; Gaspardone Achille; Biondi Zoccai Giuseppe; Schillaci Orazio

来源：Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2014, 21(4): 807-818.

DOI：10.1007/s12350-014-9877-5

• Myocardial ischemia
• maximal ischemia score
• myocardial perfusion imaging
• myocardial perfusion scintigraphy
• segmentation

Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) represents a key prognostic tool, but its predictive yield is far from perfect. We developed a novel clinically relevant segmentation method and a corresponding maximal ischemia score (MIS) in order to risk-stratify patients undergoing MPS.
Patients referred for MPS were identified, excluding those with evidence of myocardial necrosis or prior revascularization. A seven-region segmentation approach was adopted for left ventricular myocardium, with a corresponding MIS distinguishing five groups (no, minimal, mild, moderate, or severe ischemia). The association between MIS and clinical events was assessed at 1 year and at long-term follow-up.
A total of 8,714 patients were included, with a clinical follow-up of 31 +/- A 20 months. Unadjusted analyses showed that subjects with a higher MIS were significantly different for several baseline and test data, being older, having lower ejection fraction, and achieving lower workloads (P < .05 for all). Adverse outcomes were also more frequent in patients with higher levels of ischemia, including cardiac death, myocardial infarction (MI), and their composites (P < .05 for all). Differences in adverse events remained significant even after extensive multivariable adjustment (hazard ratio for each MIS increment = 1.57 [1.29-1.90], P < .001 for cardiac death; 1.19 [1.04-1.36], P = .013 for MI; 1.23 [1.09-1.39], P = .001 for cardiac death/MI).
Our novel segmentation method and corresponding MIS efficiently yield satisfactory prognostic information.

• 出版日期2014-8