Effect of primary coronary angioplasty on left ventricular function and myocardial perfusion as determined by Tc-99m sestamibi scintigraphy
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Date
2001
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EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Abstract
Twenty-foul consecutive patients undergoing primary angioplasty were systematically studied with technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial scanning before intervention at 72 hours and at 3 months. Treatment with primary angioplasty was associated with a significant early decrease in the perfusion defect size, followed by a later improvement in left ventricular dimensions and ejection fraction.
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INFARCT SIZE, VIABILITY, RISK, TC-99M-SESTAMIBI, QUANTIFICATION, THERAPY, SALVAGE, SPECT, AREA