| Summary: | Introduction: Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Cuba; 67% of deaths occur due to ischemic heart diseases. In their care process, myocardial perfusion studies are used as functional non-invasive methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of the prognosis of coronary heart disease.
Objective: To define research areas associated with studies of myocardial perfusion in ischemic heart disease in Cuba.
Method: A descriptive research was carried out, based on the documentary analysis of sources obtained by systematized search of primary literature of Cuban authors from the key words myocardial perfusion, ischemic heart disease, and Cuba.
Results: We found that the year of greatest scientific productivity was 2011. Most of the works belonged to the Instituto de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular in Havana. The last publications were in 2016. No publication was found in 2017.
Conclusions: Studies on myocardial scintigraphy are centralized in the capital. The research works are mainly directed to the use of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for diagnostic purposes with very little research on aspects concerning prognostic value in ischemic heart disease. New studies providing fresh viewpoints of myocardial perfusion analysis and demonstrating their benefits in sub-populations at risk must be conducted.
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