The value of a normal myocardial perfusion scan
| Author | Radionuclide | Stress | Number of patients | Follow up (mean (SD)) | Cardiac event rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hard cardiac event rate with various radionuclide agents and stressors. | |||||
| MIBI, technetium-99m sestamibi; TETRO, technetium-99m tetrofosmin. | |||||
| Wackers 198551 | Tl-201 | Exercise | 344 | 22 (3) months | 1 |
| Wahl 198513 | Tl-201 | Exercise | 455 | 14 months | 0.8 |
| Steinberg 199352 | Tl-201 | Exercise | 309 | 10.3 years | 1 |
| Brown 199453 | MIBI | Exercise or dipyridamole | 234 | 10 (3) months | 0.5 |
| Stratmann 199454 | MIBI | Exercise | 205 | 13 (5) months | 0.5 |
| Raiker 199455 | MIBI | Exercise | 208 | 13.5 (2.0) months | 0.5 |
| Heller 199556 | MIBI | Dipyridamole | 216 | 12.8 (6.8) months | 1.4 |
| Hachamovitch 199615 | MIBI/Tl-201 | Exercise | 1623 | 566 (142) days | 0.3 |
| Hachamovitch 19978 | MIBI/Tl-201 | Adenosine | 445 | 27.5 (9.1) months | 1.6 |
| Soman 199917 | MIBI | Exercise | 473 | 30 (16) months | 0.2 |
| Groutas 200057 | TETRO/Tl-201 | Exercise / adenosine+exercise | 246 | 25 (3) months | 0.4 |