Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Suspected Coronary Heart Disease
Authors: Adetola Ladejobi, Erik B. Schelbert
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters6 December 2016Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Suspected Coronary Heart DiseaseAdetola Ladejobi, MD, MPH and Erik B. Schelbert, MD, MSAdetola Ladejobi, MD, MPHFrom University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this author and Erik B. Schelbert, MD, MSFrom University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-0479 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:After showing superior diagnostic accuracy for the investigation of coronary heart disease in the CE-MARC (Clinical Evaluation of MAgnetic Resonance imaging in Coronary heart disease) study, Greenwood and colleagues (1) now show the superior prognostic ability of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) over single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in predicting future major adverse cardiovascular events. We believe that this study provides important additional data supporting the usefulness of CMR in patient care.Beyond diagnostic accuracy and prognosis in coronary heart disease, we wonder whether the diagnostic versatility unique to CMR provides further value over SPECT given the former's ...References1. Greenwood JP, Herzog BA, Brown JM, Everett CC, Nixon J, Bijsterveld P, et al. Prognostic value of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and single-photon emission computed tomography in suspected coronary heart disease: long-term follow-up of a prospective, diagnostic accuracy cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:1-9. [PMID: 27158921]. doi:10.7326/M15-1801 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Bruder O, Wagner A, Lombardi M, Schwitter J, van Rossum A, Pilz G, et al. European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (EuroCMR) registry—multi national results from 57 centers in 15 countries. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013;15:9. [PMID: 23331632] doi:10.1186/1532-429X-15-9 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bruder O, Schneider S, Nothnagel D, Dill T, Hombach V, Schulz-Menger J, et al. EuroCMR (European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) registry: results of the German pilot phase. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;54:1457-66. [PMID: 19682818] doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.003 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Schelbert EB, Rumsfeld JS, Krumholz HM, Canto JG, Magid DJ, Masoudi FA, et al. Ischaemic symptoms, quality of care and mortality during myocardial infarction. Heart. 2008;94:e2. [PMID: 17639097] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Schelbert EB, Cao JJ, Sigurdsson S, Aspelund T, Kellman P, Aletras AH, et al. Prevalence and prognosis of unrecognized myocardial infarction determined by cardiac magnetic resonance in older adults. JAMA. 2012;308:890-6. [PMID: 22948699] doi:10.1001/2012.jama.11089 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L16-0479. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrognostic Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Suspected Coronary Heart Disease: Long-Term Follow-up of a Prospective, Diagnostic Accuracy Cohort Study John P. Greenwood , Bernhard A. Herzog , Julia M. Brown , Colin C. Everett , Jane Nixon , Petra Bijsterveld , Neil Maredia , Manish Motwani , Catherine J. Dickinson , Stephen G. Ball , and Sven Plein Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Suspected Coronary Heart Disease John P. Greenwood , Bernhard A. Herzog , Julia M. Brown , Colin C. Everett , and Sven Plein Metrics 6 December 2016Volume 165, Issue 11Page: 829-830KeywordsCardiac magnetic resonanceComputed axial tomographyCoronary heart diseaseDisclosureHeart diseasesLungsMagnetic resonance imagingMyocarditisPatientsSarcoidosis ePublished: 6 December 2016 Issue Published: 6 December 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...