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ST-segment elevation in the recovery phase of nuclear exercise stress test with 99mTc-sestamibi in a patient with critical RCA stenosis and subtle systolic dysfunction in speckle tracking imaging

Stanislaw Piszczek, Miroslaw Dziuk, Andrzej Mazurek, Paweł Krzesiński, Agnieszka Jaguś-Jamiola, Robert Ryczek, Konrad Tkaczewski, Andrzej Skrobowski, Andrzej Cwetsch
Nucl. Med. Rev 2012;15(1):75-79.

open access

Vol 15, No 1 (2012)
Original articles
Submitted: 2012-04-26
Accepted: 2012-04-26
Published online: 2012-04-24

Abstract

An asymptomatic Caucasian male patient underwent coronaryartery disease diagnostics. Standard exercise treadmilltest was inconclusive, and Holter ECG study didn’t show anysignificant abnormalities. Considering the high risk of ischemicheart diseasenuclear exercise stress test was performed,which revealed ST-segment elevation in the recovery phase ofthe treadmill exercise test. Single photon emission computedtomography (SPECT/CT) showed myocardial perfusion abnormalitiesin the inferior and lateral walls of the left ventricle. Furthermore,speckle tracking imaging showed subtle left ventricle dysfunction. Finally critical stenosis in the second segment ofright coronary artery was diagnosed in coronary angiography.

Abstract

An asymptomatic Caucasian male patient underwent coronaryartery disease diagnostics. Standard exercise treadmilltest was inconclusive, and Holter ECG study didn’t show anysignificant abnormalities. Considering the high risk of ischemicheart diseasenuclear exercise stress test was performed,which revealed ST-segment elevation in the recovery phase ofthe treadmill exercise test. Single photon emission computedtomography (SPECT/CT) showed myocardial perfusion abnormalitiesin the inferior and lateral walls of the left ventricle. Furthermore,speckle tracking imaging showed subtle left ventricle dysfunction. Finally critical stenosis in the second segment ofright coronary artery was diagnosed in coronary angiography.
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Keywords

ST-segment elevation, speckle tracking imaging, nuclear exercise stress test, SPECT/CT imaging, critical RCA stenosis

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Title

ST-segment elevation in the recovery phase of nuclear exercise stress test with 99mTc-sestamibi in a patient with critical RCA stenosis and subtle systolic dysfunction in speckle tracking imaging

Journal

Nuclear Medicine Review

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Vol 15, No 1 (2012)

Article type

Research paper

Pages

75-79

Published online

2012-04-24

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Bibliographic record

Nucl. Med. Rev 2012;15(1):75-79.

Keywords

ST-segment elevation
speckle tracking imaging
nuclear exercise stress test
SPECT/CT imaging
critical RCA stenosis

Authors

Stanislaw Piszczek
Miroslaw Dziuk
Andrzej Mazurek
Paweł Krzesiński
Agnieszka Jaguś-Jamiola
Robert Ryczek
Konrad Tkaczewski
Andrzej Skrobowski
Andrzej Cwetsch

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