Citation
Jk. Yoon et al., Usefulness of diabetic retinopathy as a marker of risk for thallium myocardial perfusion defects in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, AM J CARD, 87(4), 2001, pp. 456
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149
→ ACNP
Volume
87
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(20010215)87:4<456:UODRAA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Among 236 non-insulin-dependent diabetics with clinically suspected coronar
y artery disease, the rate of thallium-201 myocardial perfusion defects was
significantly higher in subjects with (40.6%) than without (22.1%) diabeti
c retinopathy, Retinopathy was associated with a higher risk of perfusion d
efects in subjects with cardiac and noncardiac chest pain, and may thus be
a useful marker for selecting patients in whom thallium scintigraphy screen
ing is warranted.