Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19
Abstract Background Covid-19 is a pandemic viral disease that directly or indirectly affects multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular system. SPECT GATED MPI is a non-invasive nuclear imaging modality used to assess myocardial perfusion and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate...
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| description | Abstract Background Covid-19 is a pandemic viral disease that directly or indirectly affects multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular system. SPECT GATED MPI is a non-invasive nuclear imaging modality used to assess myocardial perfusion and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on myocardial perfusion imaging in ischemic heart disease. Methods This was a cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study of 750 patients requiring myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) who were referred to the nuclear medicine center of Kowsar Hospital, a teaching hospital in Sanandaj, the center of Kurdistan Province in north-western Iran. Data collection was performed during the Covid-19 pandemic, between 6 April 2020 and 21 March 2021. Data analysis was performed in SPSS using independent samples t-test and chi-squared. Results A total of 750 patients, including 328 (43.7%) Covid-19 positive and 422 (56.3%) Covid-19 negative, were included in the analysis. Although Covid-19 infected obese patients had a significantly higher rate of abnormal MPI (P < 0.0001), no significant difference in abnormal MPI was observed between the two groups (p = 0.551). Conclusion The lack of a significant difference in the incidence of abnormal MPI between the two groups suggests that there may be Covid-19 patients with potentially abnormal MPI who have gone undetected. In addition, Covid-19 patients with pleural chest pain, myalgia or dyspnea may have been misdiagnosed as having chest pain secondary to heart disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c349d67a52644f48244befbc373513b2025-01-26T12:14:14ZengBMCBMC Cardiovascular Disorders1471-22612025-01-012511710.1186/s12872-024-04458-xComparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19Bahar Moasses-Ghafari0Sahar Choupani1Sajed Jahanbin2Reza Lotfi3Khaled Rahmani4Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesKurdistan University of Medical SciencesKurdistan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesLiver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Covid-19 is a pandemic viral disease that directly or indirectly affects multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular system. SPECT GATED MPI is a non-invasive nuclear imaging modality used to assess myocardial perfusion and function. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Covid-19 pandemic on myocardial perfusion imaging in ischemic heart disease. Methods This was a cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study of 750 patients requiring myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) who were referred to the nuclear medicine center of Kowsar Hospital, a teaching hospital in Sanandaj, the center of Kurdistan Province in north-western Iran. Data collection was performed during the Covid-19 pandemic, between 6 April 2020 and 21 March 2021. Data analysis was performed in SPSS using independent samples t-test and chi-squared. Results A total of 750 patients, including 328 (43.7%) Covid-19 positive and 422 (56.3%) Covid-19 negative, were included in the analysis. Although Covid-19 infected obese patients had a significantly higher rate of abnormal MPI (P < 0.0001), no significant difference in abnormal MPI was observed between the two groups (p = 0.551). Conclusion The lack of a significant difference in the incidence of abnormal MPI between the two groups suggests that there may be Covid-19 patients with potentially abnormal MPI who have gone undetected. In addition, Covid-19 patients with pleural chest pain, myalgia or dyspnea may have been misdiagnosed as having chest pain secondary to heart disease.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04458-xCovid-19SARS-COV-2MPIIschemic heart disease |
| spellingShingle | Bahar Moasses-Ghafari Sahar Choupani Sajed Jahanbin Reza Lotfi Khaled Rahmani Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 BMC Cardiovascular Disorders Covid-19 SARS-COV-2 MPI Ischemic heart disease |
| title | Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 |
| title_full | Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 |
| title_fullStr | Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 |
| title_short | Comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without Covid-19 |
| title_sort | comparing myocardial perfusion scan findings in patients with and without covid 19 |
| topic | Covid-19 SARS-COV-2 MPI Ischemic heart disease |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-024-04458-x |
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