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Objective: In this study, we aimed at investigating which clinical indications in patients are transmitted to MPS to myocardial perfusion syntigraphy. Methods: Patients sent to our department for MPS, the history of the coronary arterial disease, the risk factors for the coronary arterial disease, the age and gender are examined retrospectively. Indications for MPS were divided into five categories as follows: CH diagnosis; study of the effect of coronary stenosis; determination of vitality; pre-chirurgical risk determination for cardiovascular surgery; study of the therapeutic effectiveness. 770 patients were involved in the study. The majority of patients were 531 patients, 69% were sent to MPS for the diagnosis of CA, and most of them were patients with low risk for CA, 369 patients, 69.5% . 128 of the 531 patients were in the middle-risk group and 34 were in the high-risk group. Other indications for MPS were the determination of therapeutic effectiveness of 24.9%, the determination of coronary stenosis effect of 3.8%, the pre-chirurgical risk assessment of 1.7%, and the determination of vitality of 0.6%. RESULTS: Our findings show that MPS is not effectively used in our area. Many indications including pre-chirurgical risk assessment, vitality and the study of the functionality of coronary stenosis are rarely used. Patients in the low-risk group for CA are the majority of patients inappropriately sent to the MPS.

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