Combined positive SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging and exercise testing

Combined positive SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging and exercise testing is associated with silent coronary heart disease and cardiac events in humans (Adjusted OR 4.0; 95% CI 1.91–8.35).

HumansAsymptomatic people with HIV receiving effective antiretroviral therapy and with no history of coronary artery diseaseMedian follow-up of 6 years87.8% malesn = 475

Exercise testing and single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect silent coronary heart disease in people with HIV

AIDS (London, England)·8 Oct 2026