Characteristics associated with abnormal dynamic flow in patients with severe obesity undergoing PET myocardial perfusion imaging
In a sample of patients with severe obesity undergoing Rb82 PET, there is a high prevalence of reduced MFR and increased rest MBF. Increasing age and female sex are associated with adverse physiologic alterations based on dynamic flow data within this at-risk patient population.
Authors
- Vikas Sunder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5315-7003)
- Bryan Abadie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0954-1367)
- Abhayjit Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3007-7765)
- Larisa G. Tereshchenko
- Wael Jaber
Institutions
- Cleveland State University (US)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EJNMMI Reports
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-025-00278-0
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00