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Discordance between dipyridamole technetium-99m-sestamibi myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography and two-dimensional echocardiography in Kawasaki disease--a preliminary report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12194673     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study attempts to establish a noninvasive diagnostic method for early assessment of cardiac involvement in Kawasaki disease (KD), 36 children with KD were studied. The presence of abnormal coronary arteries (CA) with aneurysms was determined by experienced pediatric cardiologists using two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-Echo). Rest and dipyridamole-stress technetium-99m sestamibi (Tc-MIBI) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed on the 36 children with KD for the assessment of myocardial perfusion and for comparison with 2D-Echo findings. The results showed that (1) 17/36 (47.2%) of the cases had no aneurysm and 19/36 (52.8%) had significant aneurysms; (2) 16/36 (44.4%) of the cases had normal myocardial perfusion and 20/36 (55.6%) had myocardial perfusion defects; (3) 9/36 (25.0%) cases showed both normal 2D-Echo and Tc-MIBI SPECT findings and 12/36 (33.3%) showed both abnormal 2D-Echo and Tc-MIBI SPECT findings; and (4) There was poor agreement between 2D-Echo and Tc-MIBI SPECT findings (kappa-value = 0.161, p = 0.332). We concluded that the most of the KD children had aneurysms or abnormal myocardial perfusion. However, poor agreement exists between 2D-Echo and Tc-MIBI SPECT findings with aneurysms and abnormal myocardial perfusion in patients with KD.
Authors:
Ping-Chung Lee; Yu-Chien Shiau; Yun-Ching Fu; Albert Kao; Cheng-Chieh Lin; Cheng-Chun Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The international journal of cardiovascular imaging     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1569-5794     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging     Publication Date:  2002 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-08-26     Completed Date:  2003-02-21     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100969716     Medline TA:  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  343-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology,  radionuclide imaging*,  ultrasonography
Coronary Disease / etiology,  radionuclide imaging*,  ultrasonography
Dipyridamole / diagnostic use
Echocardiography*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications*
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi / diagnostic use*
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 109581-73-9/Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; 58-32-2/Dipyridamole

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