Browsing by Author "Peix, Amalia"

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    Assessing the need for nuclear cardiology and other advanced cardiac imaging modalities in the developing world
    (2009) Vitola, Joao V.; Shaw, Leslee J.; Allam, Adel H.; Orellana, Pilar; Peix, Amalia; Ellmann, Annare; Allman, Kevin C.; Lee, B. N.; Siritara, Chanika; Keng, Felix Y. J.; Sambuceti, Gianmario; Kiess, Marla C.; Giubbini, Raffaele; Bouyoucef, Salaheddine E.; He, Zuo-Xiang; Thomas, Gregory S.; Mut, Fernando; Dondi, Maurizio
    In 2005, 80% of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths occurred in low- to middle-income countries (i.e., developing nations). Cardiovascular imaging, such as myocardial perfusion SPECT, is one method that may be applied to detect and foster improved detection of at-risk patients. This document will review the availability and utilization for nuclear cardiology procedures worldwide and propose strategies to devise regional centers of excellence to achieve quality imaging around the world.
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    Performance of rest myocardial perfusion imaging in the management of acute chest pain in the emergency room in developing nations (PREMIER trial)
    (2012) Better, Nathan; Karthikeyan, Ganesan; Vitola, Joao; Fatima, Arzoo; Peix, Amalia; Novak, Maja Dolenc; Soares, Jose, Jr.; Vu Dien Bien; Briones, Pilar Orellana; Vangu, Mboyo; Soni, Nischal; Anna Nguyen; Dondi, Maurizio
    Background. Rest myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is effective in managing patients with acute chest pain in developed countries. We aimed to define the role and feasibility of rest MPI in low-to-middle income countries.