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Tl-201 washout rate in remote normal regions in patients with prior myocardial infarction and left ventricular remodeling.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15812372     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Myocardial characteristics of remote normal regions in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and left ventricular (LV) remodeling have not been fully elucidated. Thus, we investigated this issue from the viewpoint of myocardial Tl-201 dynamics. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 14 patients with prior anterior MI, 10 with inferior MI, and 14 age-matched patients with atypical chest pain served as controls; exercise stress Tl-201 SPECT and cardiac catheterization were performed. Tl-201 washout rate was calculated for 8 myocardial segments, and LV end-diastolic volume index was obtained as a parameter of LV remodeling. LV end-diastolic volume index was greater in anterior MI patients than in control patients; in contrast, no significant difference was observed between inferior MI patients and control patients. The washout rate in remote normal regions was significantly less in anterior MI patients than in the corresponding segments in control patients (39.8% +/- 8.7% vs 48.4% +/- 4.4%, P < .01). There was no significant difference between inferior MI patients and control patients (43.6% +/- 6.9% vs 47.8% +/- 4.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Reduced Tl-201 washout rates in remote normal regions are found in patients with anterior MI and LV remodeling. Subclinical myocardial ischemia during exercise in remote normal regions exists and may be related to the pathologic condition of such LV walls.
Authors:
Toshihiko Goto; Nobuyuki Ohte; Hiromichi Miyabe; Seiji Mukai; Seiichiro Sakata; Junichiro Hayano; Genjiro Kimura
Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology     Volume:  12     ISSN:  1071-3581     ISO Abbreviation:  J Nucl Cardiol     Publication Date:    2005 Mar-Apr
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-04-06     Completed Date:  2005-07-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9423534     Medline TA:  J Nucl Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Departmernt of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya City 467-8601, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Myocardial Infarction / complications,  metabolism*,  radionuclide imaging*
Prognosis
Radiopharmaceuticals / diagnostic use,  pharmacokinetics
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment / methods
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Thallium / diagnostic use*,  pharmacokinetics*
Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology,  metabolism*,  radionuclide imaging*
Ventricular Remodeling*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Radiopharmaceuticals; 7440-28-0/Thallium; 7791-12-0/thallium chloride

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