Myocardial perfusion imaging during chest pain: a useful clinical tool

Am J Card Imaging. 1996 Apr;10(2):143-5.

Abstract

A 72-year old man was injected with Tc 99m tetrofosmin during acute chest pain, in the presence of a nondiagnostic electrocardiogram (ECG). Myocardial perfusion imaging revealed a large anteroseptal defect. Subsequent catheterization confirmed left anterior descending artery disease. Acute imaging may be useful in the identification of critical disease in patients with chest pain and nondiagnostic ECG.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Chest Pain / diagnostic imaging*
  • Chest Pain / physiopathology
  • Chest Pain / therapy
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / physiopathology
  • Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Perfusion
  • Radiopharmaceuticals*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi