Open Access123 I‐ BMIPP single‐photon emission computed tomography for diagnosing chest pain in patients with nonobstructive coronary angiograms: Takotsubo or vasospasm?
Author(s) -
Seko Yuta,
Sasaki Kenichi,
Kato Takao,
Inoko Moriaki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1134
Subject(s) - medicine , chest pain , perfusion , cardiology , vasospasm , single photon emission computed tomography , angina , radiology , coronary angiography , coronary artery disease , emission computed tomography , subarachnoid hemorrhage , myocardial infarction
Key Clinical Message The decreased 123I‐ BMIPP uptake, while having normal perfusion, in the correspondent coronary artery territory is caused by a delayed metabolic recovery after the recovery of perfusion. This phenomenon termed ischemic memory can clearly differentiate vasospastic angina from other chest pain syndromes.