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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Nucl Cardiol. 2012 Apr 19;19(4):658–669. doi: 10.1007/s12350-012-9548-3

Table 5. Four-year event rates for death, death/MI/stroke and cardiac death/MI after 1-year nuclear test.

Outcome MPS predictor MPS stratum P value
Death 0%–4.9% 5%–9.9% ≥10%
% Abnormal myocardium 7.9 5.0 11.1 .02
% Ischemic myocardium 8.5 7.7 10.0 .49
% Scarred myocardium 7.5 9.7 13.4 .01
50% 40%49% <40%
Post-stress LVEF 7.6 10.0 16.6 .002
Death/MI/stroke 0%4.9% 5%9.9% 10%
% Abnormal myocardium 13.6 10.9 16.9 .02
% Ischemic myocardium 14.9 12.1 15.0 .87
% Scarred myocardium 12.7 18.7 20.8 .002
≥50% 40%–49% <40%
Post-stress LVEF 13.1 15.4 25.7 .004
Cardiac death/MI 0%4.9% 5%9.9% 10%
% Abnormal myocardium 6.8 8.1 11.3 .005
% Ischemic myocardium 8.2 8.1 10.5 .27
% Scarred myocardium 7.1 12.9 13.1 .002
50% 40%49% <40%
Post-stress LVEF 7.9% 7.9% 17.2% .01