TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhanced detection of viable myocardium by technetium-99m-MIBI imaging after nitrate administration in chronic coronary artery disease
AU - Maurea, S.
AU - Cuocolo, A.
AU - Soricelli, A.
AU - Castelli, L.
AU - Nappi, A.
AU - Squame, F.
AU - Imbriaco, M.
AU - Trimarco, B.
AU - Salvatore, M.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The aim of this study was to assess whether nitrate administration improves the imaging capabilities of 99mTc-MIBI tomography in detecting viable myocardium in coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Thirty-one patients with angiographically proven CAD and chronic LV dysfunction (ejection fraction 39% ± 9%) underwent two 99mTc-MIBI studies on separate days: one under rest conditions and the other after nitroglycerine (0.005 mg/kg per os) administration. Within 1 wk, all patients also underwent rest- redistribution 201Tl imaging. Eight patients were also studied by echocardiography before and 5 ± 3 mo after coronary revascularization. Results: On resting 99mTc-MIBI images, 302 segments had normal uptake, 183 segments had moderately reduced uptake and 197 had severely reduced uptake. Of the segments with severely reduced uptake, 54 (27%) had increased uptake after nitroglycerine and were viable on 201Tl images. Of the 143 (73%) segments with severely reduced 99mTc-MIBI uptake and no change after nitroglycerine, 81% were nonviable on 201Tl images. In the eight patients studied before and after revascularization, 87% of segments with reversible 99mTc-MIBI defects and abnormal LV function demonstrated functional recovery after revascularization, whereas 89% of segments with irreversible 99mTc-MIBI defects did not. Conclusion: In patients with chronic ischemic LV dysfunction, nitrate administration improved the detection of severely hypoperfused but still viable myocardium on 99mTc-MIBI images.
AB - The aim of this study was to assess whether nitrate administration improves the imaging capabilities of 99mTc-MIBI tomography in detecting viable myocardium in coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: Thirty-one patients with angiographically proven CAD and chronic LV dysfunction (ejection fraction 39% ± 9%) underwent two 99mTc-MIBI studies on separate days: one under rest conditions and the other after nitroglycerine (0.005 mg/kg per os) administration. Within 1 wk, all patients also underwent rest- redistribution 201Tl imaging. Eight patients were also studied by echocardiography before and 5 ± 3 mo after coronary revascularization. Results: On resting 99mTc-MIBI images, 302 segments had normal uptake, 183 segments had moderately reduced uptake and 197 had severely reduced uptake. Of the segments with severely reduced uptake, 54 (27%) had increased uptake after nitroglycerine and were viable on 201Tl images. Of the 143 (73%) segments with severely reduced 99mTc-MIBI uptake and no change after nitroglycerine, 81% were nonviable on 201Tl images. In the eight patients studied before and after revascularization, 87% of segments with reversible 99mTc-MIBI defects and abnormal LV function demonstrated functional recovery after revascularization, whereas 89% of segments with irreversible 99mTc-MIBI defects did not. Conclusion: In patients with chronic ischemic LV dysfunction, nitrate administration improved the detection of severely hypoperfused but still viable myocardium on 99mTc-MIBI images.
KW - coronary artery disease
KW - myocardial viability
KW - nitrate
KW - technetium-99m-MIBI
KW - thallium-201
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M3 - Article
C2 - 7472580
AN - SCOPUS:0028856833
VL - 36
SP - 1945
EP - 1952
JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
SN - 0161-5505
IS - 11
ER -