Comparative study for the identification of myocardial ischemia by contrast ventriculography under the effect of isosorbide mononitrate and by perfusional myocardial scintigraphy in patients with ischemic heart disease

Autor: Waldomiro Carlos Manfroi, Roberto Ludwig, Luciana Schmidt Kirschnick, Josiane Souza, Letícia Weiss Ribeiro, Karen Ordovás, Cristiane Leitão, Rosana Cruz, Rafael Candiago
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Vol 72, Iss 2, Pp 171-183 (1999)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0066-782X
1678-4170
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X1999000200005
Popis: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the usefulness of cineventriculographies, before and after nitrate use, to technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy for the identification of myocardial ischemia. METHODS: Twenty-six patients were studied at basal conditions and 5 minutes after intravenous administration of isosorbide mononitrate (0.3mg/kg), to evaluate the performance and regional wall motion of the left ventricle (LV). The results were compared to those obtained with technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy. RESULTS: Before nitrate, contrast ventriculography identified 30 normal segments, 62 hypokinetic segments, 28 dyskinetic segments, and 14 akinetic segments. After drug administration, 99 segments were normal, 11 hypokinetic, 11 dyskinetic, and 13 akinetic. Myocardial scintigraphy revealed 110 ischemic segments and 18 fibrotic segments (p
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