PET/CT and SPECT/CT cardiac fusion imaging in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy | Zendy

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PET/CT and SPECT/CT cardiac fusion imaging in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Author(s) -

Hideki Miyachi,

Shinichiro Kumita,

Keiji Tanaka

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs272

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiomyopathy , cardiac pet , radiology , nuclear medicine , cardiology , positron emission tomography , heart failure

An 85-year-old female was referred with chest pain. The electrocardiogram showed ST-elevation in the precordial leads. A routine biological evaluation showed increased troponin T (1.32 ng/mL), total creatine kinase (CK) (687 IU/L), and CKMB (60.0 IU/L). Emergent coronary arteriography showed no stenosis and revealed acetylcholine-inducible spasm of the right coronary artery (RCA). Left ventriculography and transthoracic …

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