BACKGROUND: Appropriate use criteria for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) were developed to categorize scenarios where MPI might be beneficial (appropriate) or not (inappropriate). Few investigations have evaluated the clinical utility of this categorization strategy, particularly with positron emission tomography (PET) MPI. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted this retrospective cohort investigation in a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center, on predominantly male subjects who underwent PET-MPI. We correlated appropriateness to test result and cardiovascular events. Of 521 subjects, 414 (79.5%) were appropriate, 54 (10.4%) were uncertain, and 53 (10.2%) were inappropriate. PET-MPI was abnormal more often when appropriate or uncertain (28% and 34.6%, respectively, vs 7.7% for inappropriate, P = .003). Among abnormal inappropriate tests, none detected occult ischemia. By Cox regression, summed difference score ≥5 (HR 5.06, 95% CI 2.72-9.44) and an abnormal test result (HR 4.48, 95% CI 2.19-9.14) were associated with higher likelihood of catheterization. Log-rank analysis demonstrated similar likelihood of catheterization when comparing abnormal vs normal test result (P < .0001) and between appropriate, uncertain, and inappropriate tests (P = .024). CONCLUSIONS: Inappropriate PET-MPI was rarely abnormal, associated with low catheterization rates, and failed to detect occult ischemia for any subjects. The clinical utility of inappropriate PET-MPI is negligible.
BACKGROUND: Appropriate use criteria for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) were developed to categorize scenarios where MPI might be beneficial (appropriate) or not (inappropriate). Few investigations have evaluated the clinical utility of this categorization strategy, particularly with positron emission tomography (PET) MPI. METHODS AND RESULTS: We conducted this retrospective cohort investigation in a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center, on predominantly male subjects who underwent PET-MPI. We correlated appropriateness to test result and cardiovascular events. Of 521 subjects, 414 (79.5%) were appropriate, 54 (10.4%) were uncertain, and 53 (10.2%) were inappropriate. PET-MPI was abnormal more often when appropriate or uncertain (28% and 34.6%, respectively, vs 7.7% for inappropriate, P = .003). Among abnormal inappropriate tests, none detected occult ischemia. By Cox regression, summed difference score ≥5 (HR 5.06, 95% CI 2.72-9.44) and an abnormal test result (HR 4.48, 95% CI 2.19-9.14) were associated with higher likelihood of catheterization. Log-rank analysis demonstrated similar likelihood of catheterization when comparing abnormal vs normal test result (P < .0001) and between appropriate, uncertain, and inappropriate tests (P = .024). CONCLUSIONS: Inappropriate PET-MPI was rarely abnormal, associated with low catheterization rates, and failed to detect occult ischemia for any subjects. The clinical utility of inappropriate PET-MPI is negligible.
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