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Diagnosis and Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Since the 1970s, radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has played an important role in diagnosis and risk-stratification of patients with acute ischemic coronary syndromes (ACS). This chapter reviews the role of radionuclide imaging techniques in the broad setting of ACS, with emphasis on decision points where the imaging data have been shown to enhance the clinician’s information base in order to optimally manage patients in this setting. Also reviewed are the role of newer and emerging imaging techniques such as cardiac CT, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), which may have potential clinical utility in the setting of ACS.

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    James E. Udelson

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Udelson, J.E., Davila, C.D. (2021). Diagnosis and Risk Stratification in Acute Coronary Syndromes. In: Dilsizian, V., Narula, J. (eds) Atlas of Nuclear Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49885-6_12

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