99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

99Tcm-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

Objective To evaluate the outcomes of stress-rest 99Tcm-MIBI peffusion imaging in patients with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Methods Twenty patients with coronary heart disease underwent repeated 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging before and after PICA, and semi-quantitative analysis, 8 cases of them repeated coronary angiography after 6 monthes. Results Twenty patients with total of 27 coronary artery stenosis were distended, the average vascular stenosis were (84.3±9.2)% before PTCA, and were reduced to(31.2±9.1)% after PTCA. Stress-rest perfusion imaging showed myocardial segments were reversible defect (myocardial ischemia) from 55 (30.6%) befor PTCA to 10 (5.6%) after PTCA, there were significant difference (X2=38.02, P<0.005). The improved rate was 81.8%, 8 patients underwent repeated stress-rest SPECT imaging after 6 monthes, 3 cases appears ischemia segment, and coronary angiography confirmed was restenosis. Conclusion 99Tcm-MIBI stress-rest perfusion imaging is a useful noninvasive method for evaluating the effect of PTCA and for restenosis.     

SPECT/CT显像评价"功能相关冠状动脉病变"的价值

Objective There is great interest in the assessment of functionally relevant coronary artery lesions and its value in coronary artery disease (CAD) management by hybrid SPECT/CT.The obiective of this study was to evaluate the clinical value and the feasibility of imaging of hybrid SPECT/CT in detecting the"funotionally relevant coronary artery lesions(FRCAL)".Methods Forty patients with suspected or known CAD performed computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) and stress/rest myocardial perfusion imaging(MPI)with 99Tcm-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) by hybrid SPECT/CT..Stress/rest MPI was performed with standard two-day protocol,and CTCA was performed the second day.performed with standard contrast medium autotrack sequence.Images of MPI and CTCA were fused by special fusion software (AutoQUNANT 7.0) in order to evaluate the funotional relationship between myocardial isehemia and CAD,videlicet"FRCAL".Results Twenty of the 40 patients had coronary atherosclerosis,malformation or coronary stenosis,with a total of 33 diseased coronary vessels(15 left anterior descending coronay artery,9 left circumflex coronary artery and 9 right coronary artery).The remaining 20 patients had normal results.MPI were normal in 22 and 18 showed myocardial ischemia and (or) infarct.The ratio of normal MPI in normal CTCA was 92.47%(86/93) by SPECT/CT imaging.The positive rates of detecting isehemia were 42.86% (6/14,＜75% diameter stenosis) and 92.31% (12/13,＞75% diameter stenosis or blockage).About 20.83% (25/120) of all the narrowed coronary arteries determined to be"FRCAL"and 25.93% (7/27) of the patients without coronary stenosis had myocardial ischemia.And then 15.38% (2/13)of the patients with CAD avoided invasive procedures (that was coronary angiography).About 42.86%(6/14) needed drug treatment or coronary revascularization(＜75% diameter stenosis).There was 1 patient with 1 vessel＞75% diameter stenosis but no coronary revascularization.Conclusion Fusion imaging of MPI and CTCA by hybrid SPECT/CT has clinical values in diagnosing CAD and selecting the"FRCAL"patients who might benefit from further revascularization procedures.     

可疑冠心病患者核素显像与CT冠状动脉造影对比分析

Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and computed tomography coronary artefiography (CTCA) in diagnosis of patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).Methods Forty patients with suspected CAD underwent invagive coronary angiography(CAG),MPI and CTCA within 2 months.The results of myocardial perfusion imaging were classified as normal or abnormal[reversible and(or)fixed defects] ;The CTCA studies were classified as normal,non-obstructive(＜50% stenosis)CAD,or obstructive CAD.Taking the results of CAG as"gold standard",the findings of MPI and CTCA were comparatively analyzed.Concordant and discordant results between MPI and CTCA were statistically analyzed using Kappa test.P＜0.05 Was considered statistically significant.Results Aboat 90.1% patients with normal CTCA also showed normal MPI.However,only 44.8% patients with abnormal CTCA showed corresponding perfusion abnormalities on MPI.Conversely,61.5% patients with normal MPI had abnormal CTCA.Compared with CAG,the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of CTCA were 96.4%(27/28),83.3%(10/12) and 92.5%(37/40),and those of MPI were 46.4%(13/28),91.7%(11/12)and 60.0%(24/40) respectively.Conclusions MPI and CTCA provide different but complementary information in diagnosis of patients with suspected CAD.Their clinical value and application should be practically combined.     

^99Tc^m-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对冠心病患者经皮腔内冠状动脉血管成形术的疗效评价

目的 用^99Tc^m-甲氧基异丁基异腈（^99Tc^m-MIBI）运动-静息心肌灌注显像评价经皮腔内冠状动脉成形术（PTCA）的疗效。方法20例冠心病患者在PTCA术前和术后应用^99Tc^m-MIBI行运动负荷．静息心肌灌注显像,并对图像进行半定量分析。其中8例患者于术后6个月再次心肌灌注显像。结果对20例患者的27支冠状动脉呈狭窄病变进行PTCA,术前血管的平均狭窄为（84．3±9．2）％,术后平均残留狭窄减为（31．2±9．1）％。运动负荷-静息显像显示可逆性缺损（心肌缺血）的心肌节段数由术前的55个（30．6％）减为术后的10个（5．6％）,差异有显著性（x^2=38．02,P〈0．005）。术后心肌灌注的改善率为81．8％,8例患者术后6个月心肌显像显示3例出现缺血节段,冠状血管造影证实为再狭窄。结论^99Tc^m-MIBI运动负荷-静息心肌灌注显像是一种有效的无创性的判断PTCA术后疗效及再狭窄的方法。     

99Tcm-MIBI心肌灌注显像对代谢综合征患者并发冠心病的评价

目的 探讨核素心肌灌注显像对代谢综合征患者并发冠心病的诊断价值.方法 回顾性分析251例[男179例,女72例,年龄(59±10)岁]代谢综合征患者99Tcm-甲氧基异丁基异腈(MIBI)心肌灌注显像的结果,与冠状动脉造影进行比较,计算99Tc-MIBI心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病的灵敏度、特异性和准确性.结果 在251例代谢综合征患者中,163例(65%)患者冠状动脉造影示有狭窄病变,99Tcm-MIBI心肌灌注显像检出心肌缺血或心肌梗死116例;88例冠状动脉造影阴性患者中,82例心肌灌注显像结果正常;99Tcm-MIBI心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病的灵敏度为71%(116/163),特异性为93%(82/88),阳性预测值为95%(116/122),阴性预测值为64%(82/129),准确性为79%(198/251).诊断单支、双支和三支冠状动脉病变患者的灵敏度分别为58%(36/61),61%(22/36)和87%(57/66).结论 99Tcm-MIBI心肌灌注显像对检测代谢综合征患者有无并发冠心病有重要的应用价值.     

心肌灌注显像对症状性冠状动脉心肌桥患者的临床应用价值

目的 探讨心肌灌注显像对症状性冠状动脉(以下简称冠脉)心肌桥患者的临床应用价值.方法 回顾性分析19例因胸痛、胸闷等症状行冠脉造影排除阻塞性冠脉狭窄,诊断为心肌桥并接受运动-静息99Tcm-甲氧基异丁基异腈(MIBI)心肌灌注显像的患者资料,分析心肌灌注显像结果,并与运动心电图、冠脉造影结果比较.应用Stata 7.0软件,对符合正态分布的计量资料行t检验比较,用χ2检验分析组间频数差别.结果 19例症状性心肌桥患者冠脉造影示收缩期冠脉狭窄程度为(65.4±22.1)%,18例为左前降支肌桥、1例为左前降支合并左回旋支肌桥.运动-静息心肌灌注显像示心肌缺血10例、正常9例,其中心肌缺血位于前壁和(或)心尖部8例、下壁1例、后侧壁和后间壁1例;心肌灌注显像诊断心肌缺血的阳性率为52.6%(10/19),明显高于运动心电图的21.1%(4/19)=4.07,P<0.05.19例心肌桥患者按Nobel分级法,Ⅰ级狭窄5例、Ⅲ级狭窄6例、Ⅲ级狭窄8例;Ⅰ级狭窄患者中1例心肌灌注显像心肌缺血阳性,Ⅱ级狭窄患者中2例阳性,Ⅲ级狭窄患者中7例阳性.心肌桥患者心肌灌注显像心肌缺血组收缩期冠脉狭窄明显高于心肌灌注显像正常组[(78.0±4.7)%与(52.8±6.7)%,t=3.06,P<0.01],2组肌桥长度差异无统计学意义[(15.1±2.1)mm与(11.8±1.0)mm,t=1.43,P>0.05].结论 运动-静息心肌灌注显像能有效评价症状性心肌桥患者所致心肌缺血,明确心肌桥与临床症状的关系及其临床意义.     

腺苷与运动负荷心肌灌注显像诊断不典型胸痛心肌缺血的临床价值

目的评价腺苷和运动负荷心肌灌注显像诊断不典型胸痛患者心肌缺血的价值。方法不典型胸痛患者67例行腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像，81例行运动负荷心肌灌注显像，结果分别与冠状动脉（简称冠脉）造影比较，得到显像诊断冠心病心肌缺血的灵敏度、特异性和准确性。结果腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像组67例中，23例冠脉造影有狭窄病变，腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像检出可逆性灌注异常即诊断心肌缺血16例，44例冠脉造影阴性者中，腺苷心肌灌注显像正常41例。腺苷负荷心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病心肌缺血的灵敏度为70％，特异性93％，准确性85％。运动负荷心肌灌注显像组81例中，31例冠脉造影阳性，运动负荷心肌灌注显像检出心肌缺血22例，50例冠脉造影阴性者中，运动负荷心肌灌注显像正常48例。运动负荷心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病心肌缺血的灵敏度为71％，特异性96％，准确性86％。结论腺苷或运动负荷心肌灌注显像出现可逆性灌注异常对诊断不典型胸痛患者冠心病心肌缺血有重要意义。     

负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对老年人冠心病的诊断价值

目的探讨负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对老年人冠心病的诊断价值。方法205例疑诊冠心病的老年患者[≥60（67±5）岁],行^99Tc^m-甲氧基异丁基异腈（MIBI）负荷-静息心肌灌注显像（运动负荷185例,药物负荷20例）和冠状动脉造影检查,排除曾行经皮冠状动脉介入治疗（PCI）及冠状动脉旁路移植术（CABG）者。以冠状动脉造影为“金标准”,评价负荷-静息心肌灌注显像诊断老年冠心病的灵敏度、特异性和准确性。采用SPSS 15．0软件对数据行χ^2检验。结果以冠状动脉管腔狭窄〉50％作为诊断标准,205例患者中冠状动脉造影阳性57例（28％）,其中单支病变30例,双支病变19例,三支病变8例。冠状动脉造影结果阳性的患者中核素负荷-静息心肌灌注显像异常者36例;冠状动脉造影阴性148例（72％）患者中,负荷-静息心肌灌注显像正常者135例。对照冠状动脉造影结果,负荷-静息心肌灌注显像对老年人冠心病总的诊断灵敏度63％（36／57）,特异性91％（135／148）,准确性83％（171／205）;对单支、双支以及三支病变的诊断灵敏度分别为57％（17／30）、58％（11／19）和8／8。行运动负荷显像患者185例,按照运动试验是否达到目标心率分为2组：组1运动试验高峰心率达到目标心率,共53例（29％）;组2运动试验高峰心率未达到目标心率,共132例（71％）。2组心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病的灵敏度分别为81％（13／16）和58％（22／38）。组1诊断灵敏度高于组2,但经χ^2检验,两者之间差异无统计学意义（χ^2=2．69,P=0．1）。结论负荷-静息心肌灌注显像是诊断老年人冠心病的可靠方法;当运动负荷达到目标心率时,核素心肌灌注显像诊断冠心病的灵敏度较高。     

Evaluation of efficacy of PTCA in patients with angina pectoris by exercise Tl-201 myocardial SPECT

Exercise 201Tl single photon emission computed tomography (Ex-SPECT) was performed before and after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) to detect ischemia and determine the response of the ischemic myocardium. In a series of 132 patients with angina pectoris, 43 were followed up by Ex-SPECT and coronary angiography. Before PTCA, ischemia was detected in 85% of the patients, and in all cases a diameter stenosis (%DS) of 90% or more was seen. After PTCA, 90% of the patients showed improvement of ischemia. An excellent correlation between the pressure gradient (PG) as determined during PTCA and the washout rate (WR) suggests that the WR can be used as a measure for myocardial perfusion in the areas related to coronary stenosis. During follow-up by Ex-SPECT, 34 patients were found with redistribution, and restenosis was present in 59% of these patients. In comparison with the images obtained one week after PTCA, a further improvement was confirmed by Ex-SPECT during follow-up in 5 of 20 patients without restenosis. Ex-SPECT proved to be of use in evaluating the response of the ischemic myocardium to PTCA, as well as the therapeutical effects and the degree of restenosis. Long-term follow-up revealed that some patients had areas of hibernating myocardium.     

A comparison of 99Tcm-MIBI myocardial SPET and electron beam computed tomography in the assessment of coronary artery disease in two different age groups

The aim of this study was to compare the clinical value of 99Tcm-MIBI single photon emission tomography (SPET) and electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) in the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) in different age groups. 99Tcm-MIBI SPET (stress-rest), EBCT and coronary angiography studies were performed in 64 consecutive patients with suspected CAD. The patients were classified into two groups: Group A = 40 patients > 45 years of age and Group B = 24 patients < or = 45 years of age. There were 31 and 14 patients with coronary stenosis > or = 50% as determined by coronary angiography in Groups A and B, respectively. All patients (30 cases) with abnormal 99Tcm-MIBI myocardial SPET and coronary calcification detected by EBCT had significant coronary artery disease, and 93.3% of the patients with normal 99Tcm-MIBI SPET and normal EBCT had normal coronary angiography or < 50% lumen narrowing of the coronary arteries. In Group B, the sensitivity of SPET for detecting CAD was significantly higher than that of EBCT (92.9 vs 42.9%, P < 0.01); the specificity of SPET was comparable to that of EBCT. In Group A, there was no significant difference between SPET and EBCT in terms of sensitivity (93.6 vs 90.3%) or specificity (88.9 vs 55.6%). However, in the detection of individual coronary artery disease, the specificity of SPET was significantly higher than that of EBCT in Group A (94.1 vs 66.7%, P < 0.001). The sensitivity of SPET was again significantly higher than that of EBCT (85.7 vs 38.1%, P < 0.005) in Group B. The accuracy of SPET was higher than that of EBCT in both groups (82.5 vs 67.5%, P < 0.01 in Group A; 93.1 vs 76.4%, P < 0.01 in Group B, respectively). We conclude that 99Tcm-MIBI myocardial perfusion SPET has a higher sensitivity than EBCT in the detection of CAD in patients < or = 45 years old and a higher specificity in patients > 45 years of age. A combination of SPET and EBCT may assess CAD more accurately.     

Gated Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT versus stress-rest SPECT in detecting coronary artery disease: correlation with coronary angiography in patients without myocardial infarction

PURPOSE: It is possible to simultaneously evaluate wall thickening and perfusion abnormalities with radionuclide techniques that use tracers such as Tc-99m MIBI. We presumed that detection of wall thickening by gated MIBI SPECT imaging in the presence of a stress-induced perfusion defect correlates with reversibility of that defect on resting images. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze, in patients without myocardial infarction, resting wall thickening and stress perfusion imaging as an alternative to conventional stress-rest imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS: The patients (n = 44) underwent an exercise (n = 37) or pharmacologic (n = 7) stress protocol. All patients had previous coronary angiography within 3 months. Stress-rest MIBI SPECT and gated MIBI SPECT studies were analyzed by visual scoring. The sensitivity and specificity of segmental analysis of both stress-rest MIBI SPECT perfusion and gated MIBI SPECT studies for the overall detection of coronary artery disease were, respectively, 71% and 96%. For patient evaluation for detection of coronary artery disease, stress-rest MIBI SPECT perfusion and gated MIBI SPECT studies showed a sensitivity rate of 96% for both and specificity rates of 84% and 79%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Our data revealed close agreement between reversible perfusion defects on stress-rest MIBI SPECT scans and significant wall thickening on gated MIBI SPECT stress images in patients without previous myocardial infarction (95%). Gated MIBI SPECT stress, without resting studies, which provide an assessment of wall motion and wall thickening, potentially allows stress defect reversibility to be evaluated in patients without previous myocardial infarction.     

Evaluation of hemodynamic significance of arteriovenous coronary fistulas: diagnostic integration of coronary angiography and stress/rest myocardial scintigraphy

PURPOSE: We report on the importance of the integration of data obtained from digital coronary angiography and stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography in evaluating the hemodynamic significance of coronary arteriovenous fistulae. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Coronary fistulae were detected with coronary angiography in 9 patients. All patients underwent clinical examination, transthoracic echocardiography, stress electrocardiogram and stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography. RESULTS: Stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography and stress electrocardiogram showed stress-induced myocardial ischemia in 2 patients. The first patient with familial predisposition and risk factors for ischemic heart disease presented a mesocardic heart murmur on clinical examination. At stress ECG (125 Watt, 153 b/m' max frequency 93%, arterial pressure 230 mmHg, max frequency pressure product 35,200) ischemic alterations were recorded at the first minute of the second stage of the Bruce protocol. Coronary angiography detected a circumflex artery fistula in the coronary sinus. Stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography for the evaluation of stress/rest perfusion detected a reversible perfusion defect of the proximal portion of the posterolateral and lateral walls, thus confirming the hemodynamic importance of the flow through the fistula during stress cycloergometric testing. In the second patient familial predisposition to ischemic heart disease and previous inferior wall myocardial infarction and non-significant stress ECG, coronary angiography identified a subocclusive stenosis of the right coronary artery and an anomaly between the anterior interventricular artery and the left pulmonary artery. The presence of the contrast medium in the left pulmonary artery identified a flow from the left ventricle to the left pulmonary artery. Good angiographic results were obtained after percutaneous coronary angiography of the right coronary artery stenosis. Due to the onset of angina stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography was performed to evaluate stress/rest perfusion (75 Watt, 125 b/m', 88% max frequency, arterial pressure 200 mmHg, double max product 25,000 with ST depression of 1.5 mm in V1-V4) and identified an irreversible perfusion defect due to infarction and a reversible perfusion defect of the anterior wall and apex due to ischemia caused by the anomalous flow through the coronary fistula. The correspondence between the site of the coronary artery where the fistula originates, identified by coronary angiography, and the reversible perfusion defects, identified by stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission tomography, indicates that the anomalous flow through the fistula may cause myocardial ischemia. The irreversible perfusion defects of the inferior wall are the result of right coronary artery subocclusive stenosis. CONCLUSIONS: Coronary fistulae cause myocardial ischemia only in a small number of patients. Data obtained from single photon emission tomography in evaluating stress/rest myocardial perfusion, correlated with data from coronary angiography, have shown that changes in patients with terminal coronary anomalies may be due to different coronary diseases: ischemia to anomalous flow through the fistula and myocardial infarction to subocclusive right coronary artery stenosis. Stress/rest 99mTc sestamibi single photon emission tomography for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion is a reliable means of assessing the functional importance of the terminal coronary anomalies detected by coronary angiography. Evaluation of the hemodynamic importance of the coronary fistulae is indispensable in programming corrective surgery.     

Assessment of myocardial viability with (99m)Tc-sestamibi -gated SPET images in patients undergoing percutaneous transluminar coronary angioplasty

The present study was designed to evaluate whether nitroglycerin administration preceding the injection of technetium-99m labelled metroxy-isobutyl-isonitryl ((99m)Tc-sestamibi), improves the detection of myocardial perfusion defect reversibility. Moreover, we assessed whether myocardium kinetics improved after the percutaneous transluminar coronary angioplasty (PTCA) study. The study population consisted of 12 patients, 8 males and 4 females, 48-73 years old (mean age: 60.41 years) with chronic stable angina, resting wall dyskinesia, and >/=50% stenosis or occlusion of at least one coronary artery, who were scheduled to undergo PTCA. A gamma-camera gated single photon emission tomography myocardial perfusion scintiscan was performed as a baseline study with (99m)Tc-sestamibi (GSPET-B) and another similar scintiscan after nitrate augmentation (GSPET-N) before PTCA and two to six months after PTCA (GSPET-R), to assess the extent of perfusion defects, contraction abnormalities and myocardial viability. Cedars QGS software was used for semi quantitative assessment and sum perfusion scores were calculated for each study. According to our results from the 174 hypoperfused segments studied by GSPET-B, 137 segments had tracer activity <50%. From the 137 segments with tracer activity of <50% only 51 (37%) remained unaltered after PTCA. Twenty-six of them (51%) were described as nonviable after the GSPET-N study and the remaining 25 were defined as viable. Our study demonstrated significant perfusion improvement after nitrate augmentation (mean sum perfusion score decreased from 34+/-9 in the baseline study (SBS) to 23+/-11 in the GSPECT-N study (SNS), P=0.04. There was no significant difference between SNS and mean sum perfusion score after revascularisation (SRS), 23+/-11 and 24+/-13 respectively (P=0.833). The specificity, sensitivity and accuracy of the perfusion improvement after PTCA, were calculated as: 52%, 85% and 76% respectively. The low specificity in our study could be due to performing GSPET-R in some patients, six months after PTCA; during this time restenoses may occur. Two of our patients whose perfusion and myocardial wall motion kinetics had worsened and also had clinical symptoms of pain and fatigue, were considered to have developed restenosis. In the present study, myocardial wall motion kinetics showed non-significant improvement of global ejection fraction (EF). EF increased from 43.9%+/-3.3% to 48.9% after nitrate augmentation (P=0.262) and to 47.2%+/-6.4% after revascularization (P=0.091). Myocardial wall motion hypokinesia showed significant improvement of severity scores in the GSPET-N study, as well as after PTCA revascularization (P<0.01). It is concluded that GSPET-N (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging significantly improves the detection of defect reversibility. On the basis of our results, it appears appropriate to recommend GSPET-N (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging only in patients with perfusion defects and tracer activity of <50%. In such cases it is recommended to perform GSPET not only for perfusion but also for a myocardial wall motion kinetic study. The follow up study to evaluate the result of PTCA is recommended to be performed within 2 months after PTCA, before restenosis may occur and 6 months after PTCA if restenosis is suspected.