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Assessment of perfusion, function, and myocardial metabolism after infarction with a combination of low-dose dobutamine tetrofosmin gated SPECT perfusion scintigraphy and BMIPP SPECT imaging

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Background

Tetrofosmin gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) allows simultaneous assessment of regional myocardial perfusion, global and regional left ventricular function, and function at rest and during pharmacologic intervention. SPECT with fatty acid analogues, such as β-methyl-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP), can be used to monitor metabolic changes induced by myocardial ischemia. In this work, the results of both studies obtained in patients with recent myocardial infarction are integrated.

Methods

Twenty patients underwent tetrofosmin and BMIPP scintigraphy with a 3-head camera. Two consecutive tetrofosmin gated SPECT acquisitions were performed 60 minutes after administration of technetium-99m tetrofosmin (925 MBq) at rest (3×20 stops of 9 s; matrix 64×64 over 360°. One acquisition was made at rest, and the second was made during dobutamine infusion (10 μg/kg/min). Regional functional abnormalities were quantified and expressed as wall thickening severity (WTsev) in arbitrary units. Left ventricular ejection fraction and volumes were assessed with the Cedars Sinai algorithm. BMIPP imaging started 20 minutes after iodine 123-BMIPP (150 MBq) administration at rest (3×32 stops of 60 s; matrix 64×64 over 360°; medium energy collimators). Tracer uptake was scored according to a 25-segment model.

Results

Sixteen of 18 patients had regional functional abnormalities at baseline (average WTsev 13.7 units). The WTsev score at baseline correlated well with the degree of residual perfusion. During dobutamine infusion, WTsev did not change (from 23.4 to 23.6 units) in 5 patients; it decreased (from 16.1 to 5.9 units) in 11 patients; and it increased (from 13.0 to 22.3 units) in 3 patients. An increase or decrease in WTsev during dobutamine infusion was associated with the presence of a considerable amount of BMIPP mismatched myocardium, whereas no change in WTsev was preferentially associated with a BMIPP matched pattern and perfusion defects with a higher severity score.

Conclusion

Immediately after infarction, the severity of regional dysfunction at rest correlated well with the perfusion defect severity. Improvement in regional function during dobutamine administration is associated with less severe perfusion defects and a considerable amount of BMIPP mismatched myocardium, both suggesting viability.

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    Hendrik Everaert, Christian Vanhove & Philippe R. Franken

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Everaert, H., Vanhove, C. & Franken, P.R. Assessment of perfusion, function, and myocardial metabolism after infarction with a combination of low-dose dobutamine tetrofosmin gated SPECT perfusion scintigraphy and BMIPP SPECT imaging. J Nucl Cardiol 7, 29–36 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1067/mnc.2000.103135

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