Relationship between recent cerebrovascular events and the severity and extent of myocardial ischemia among asymptomatic patients using myocardial perfusion imaging

摘要: Objectives: Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) can coexist in variable degree, and myocardial infarction is the main cause of long-term mortality in patients with stroke. However, it is not currently a routine practice to evaluate patients with early CVD for the presence of CAD. This study sought to evaluate the relationship between CVD and myocardial ischemia using myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI).Materials and methods: This study included 108 subjects who were divided into two groups: the study group consisted of 54 patients (18 males and 36 females, aged 20-78 years and a mean age of 62.3±11.5 years) with a history of cerebrovascular events in the recent two years and the control group comprised of 54 age-, gender-, and risk factor-matched controls with no history or evidence of CVD. All the subjects were asymptomatic in terms of CAD-related symptoms. Seeking for the …