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2. AVALIAÇÃO DA FUNÇÃO CARDÍACA EM PACIENTES COM CÂNCER DE MAMA ESQUERDA QUE REALIZARAM RADIOTERAPIA ADJUVANTE.
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Paludetto de Oliveira, Ana Beatriz, Rodrigues Fernandes, Marco Antônio, Oliveira Junior, Batista, Pinheiro Fabri Ramos, Bianca de Fátima, and Ferraz de Camargo, Rafaela
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MYOCARDIAL perfusion imaging ,BREAST cancer ,SKIN cancer ,NUCLEAR medicine ,CARDIAC patients - Abstract
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- 2023
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3. Phase analysis for the assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony by Gated Myocardial Perfusion SPECT. Importance of clinical and technical parameters
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Víctor Marín-Oyaga, Claudia Gutiérrez-Villamil, Karen Dueñas-Criado, and Sinay Arévalo-Leal
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Radionuclide Imaging ,Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy ,Medicine ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Introduction: Phase analysis (PA) of the left ventricle is a new tool in nuclear cardiology studies used to assess left ventricular mechanical timing based on different clinical applications. However, the use of this tool is relatively unknown. Objective: To expose the feasibility of the new PA tool in myocardial perfusion (Gated-SPECT) to assess left ventricle mechanical timing, and to verify the differences between values depending on clinical and technical conditions. Materials and methods: The study included consecutive patients evaluated by Gated-SPECT. The main variables were different depending on clinical and technical conditions. PA was assessed using the PHASE tool of the QPS-QGS program (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA). The following parameters were obtained: histogram bandwith (HB), standard deviation (SD) and entropy (E). A descriptive and analytical analysis of means and/or medians was performed using parametric or non-parametric tests. Statistical significance was p 35% (p=0.001), E (p=0.001)] normal or necrosis study [HB (p=0.001), SD (p=0.001), E (p=0.001)], and gender [HB (p=0.002), SD (p=0.006), E (p=0.005)]. Conclusions: The new PA tool of nuclear medicine is feasible in our context. The type of stress, the administered dose, the study phase or the gamma camera used did not affect the parameters. However, gender, interventricular conduction disorders, necrosis and systolic dysfunction did have an impact on them.
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- 2017
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4. Influência da escala de cores na avaliação qualitativa das imagens de cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio
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Andreia Figueiredo, Emília Ramos, Elisabete Carolino, Tània Vaz, and Lina Vieira
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genetic structures ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,lcsh:R ,Medicina nuclear ,Análise visual ,lcsh:Medicine ,Cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio ,Color scale ,Escala de cores ,Avaliação qualitativa ,Nuclear medicine ,Visual analysis ,Qualitative assessment - Abstract
Introdução – A cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio (CPM) é utilizada no diagnóstico e seguimento de pacientes com doença arterial coronária, sendo a sua avaliação frequentemente realizada através da análise visual dos cortes tomográficos. A escala de cores selecionada é essencial na interpretação clínica das imagens de perfusão do miocárdio. Objetivo – Avaliar a influência de diferentes escalas de cores na avaliação qualitativa das imagens de CPM e estudar quais as mais adequadas para análise visual. Métodos – Trinta e cinco estudos de CPM foram avaliados visualmente por 16 estudantes da licenciatura em medicina nuclear nas escalas de cores Cool, Gray, Gray Invert, Thermal e Warm. Para a escala de cores Cool, a análise das imagens de CPM foi realizada através de um sistema de classificação semiquantitativo por scores. As restantes escalas de cores foram avaliadas por comparação com a análise das imagens efetuada com escala de cores Cool. Resultados/Discussão – Para a escala de cores Cool, a variabilidade interoperador revelou a existência de diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre todos os participantes (p, Saúde & Tecnologia, N.º 15 (2016): Maio 2016
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- 2022
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5. Influência do método de segmentação - automático vs. manual - e da presença ou não de atividade extramiocárdica na extensão dos defeitos de perfusão do miocárdio observados através de estudos de SPECT
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Machado, Marisa, Jorge, Ricardo, Figueiredo, Sérgio, Carolino, Elisabete, and Vieira, Lina
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Introduction - The Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is one of the most widely used Non-invasive imaging test in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease that requires a correct segmentation of the left ventricle (LV), to extract perfusion parameters. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of automatic (A) vs. manual (M) segmentation in quantification of defect extent (DE) of myocardial perfusion, in studies with and without extra myocardial activity. Methodology - A retrospective study with a non-probabilistic sample was used, for convenience, of 63 stress studies, with indication for MPI available in Xeleris® workstation database in ESTeSL, that were divided into four groups: Group I (GI): 26 studies by presenting a DE below 10% of the total surface area of the LV; Group II (GII): 5 studies with a DE equal or above 10%; Group III (GIII): 21 studies with a DE below 10%, with extra myocardial activity and Group IV (GIV): 11 studies with a DE, with extra myocardial activity. All studies were segmented, by one operator, using the A and the M quantification software Quantitative Perfusion SPECT (QPS®). For data analysis from the map polar with 20 segments were used t-Student, Wilcoxon and U de Mann-Whitney tests, considering α=0.05. Results - Concerning the perfusion DE evaluation it was verified that there were statistically significant differences (p>α) between the A vs. M segmentation, in the segments 13-15 (GI); segments 13 and 16 (GIII) and the segments 1 and 16 (GIV). Regarding the studies with and without extra myocardial activity, it was observed that no statistically significant variability exists (p>α). Conclusion - On the basis of the sample analyzed there are differences between an A vs. M segmentation in peripheral segments of the polar map, in myocardial perfusion ED evaluation. There are no differences between myocardial perfusion DE in studies with and without extra myocardial activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary disease as detected by myocardial scintigraphy: A benign or malignant prognosis?
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Almeida AG
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- Humans, Ischemia, Prognosis, Coronary Angiography, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Ischemia diagnostic imaging
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7. Influência da escala de cores na avaliação qualitativa das imagens de cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio.
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Figueiredo, Andreia, Ramos, Emília, Carolino, Elisabete, Vaz, Tânia, and Vieira, Lina
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Introduction -- Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a widely accepted study applied in the diagnosis and follow-up of coronary artery disease. Interpretation of myocardial perfusion images requires visual analysis of the reconstructed slices. The color scale selected can have a significant effect on the final appearance of the image and on the clinical interpretation of myocardial perfusion. Aim -- Evaluate the influence of the color scale in the qualitative analysis of MPI and study which one should be preferably used for visual interpretation of myocardial perfusion. Methods -- Thirty five MPI studies were visually interpreted by 16 nuclear medicine technologist students in the following color scales: Cool, Gray, Gray Invert, Thermal and Warm. Visual analysis of Cool's color scale relied on a semi-quantitative scoring system. The remaining color scales were evaluated by comparison with Cool. Results/Discussion -- For Cool's color scale, inter-operator variability has shown statistically significant differences among all the participants (p<0.05), which can be assigned to the subjectivity of the visual evaluation. The results obtained for Gray and Gray Invert colors scales were the closest for the myocardial perfusion observed with Cool, being alternative color scales suited for this purpose. Regarding Thermal and Warm color scales the results were divergent, showing that they are not the optimal choice for myocardial perfusion interpretation. Conclusion -- The color scale selected can influence the qualitative assessment of MPI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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8. Estudo dos efeitos da obesidade associada à hiperglicemia sobre a perfusão miocárdica e a função ventricular em ratos wistar kyoto
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SIQUEIRA, Ana Luísa Freitas and CARVALHO, Eduardo Elias Vieira de
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Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional ,Hiperglicemia ,Doenças Cardiovasculares ,Echocardiography ,Obesidade ,Streptozotocin ,Estreptozotocina ,Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio ,Obesity ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Ecocardiografia ,Cardiovascular Diseases ,Hyperglycemia - Abstract
Introdução: A obesidade é uma doença crônica de origem multifatorial, caracterizada pelo acúmulo anormal ou excessivo de gordura no tecido adiposo em decorrência do desequilíbrio energético entre o consumo e o gasto calórico do organismo. As implicações da obesidade estão associadas ao desenvolvimento e progressão de diversas doenças metabólicas, como intolerância à glicose, resistência à insulina e diabetes mellitus, sendo um dos principais fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares, capaz de lesionar progressivamente a parede do vaso sanguíneo, desencadeando um processo inflamatório avançado e danificando a função de células endoteliais. Frequentemente são documentadas alterações na função ventricular esquerda, disfunção endotelial e defeitos de perfusão miocárdica, em decorrência das doenças metabólicas. Desta forma, sugerimos que estudos experimentais em modelos de animais sejam importantes para o entendimento de mecanismos fisiopatológicos que influenciam na evolução de doença como a obesidade e aquelas relacionadas com o aumento sustentado dos níveis de glicemia sanguínea. Objetivos: Avaliar a perfusão miocárdica, as alterações morfológicas e funcionais do ventrículo esquerdo e a reserva de fluxo coronário em um modelo experimental de ratos Wistar Kyoto adultos jovens induzidos à obesidade e hiperglicemia persistente. Métodos: Foram utilizados ratos Wistar Kyoto de 22 semanas de idade, mantidos em alojamento climatizado no biotério do Departamento de Clínica Médica da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – USP, alocados em Grupo Controle (GC, n = 10): ratos Wistar Kyoto, de 14 semanas de vida, tratados com ração padrão, Grupo Dieta Hipercalórica (DH, n = 12): ratos Wistar Kyoto, de 14 semanas de vida, que receberam uma dieta hipercalórica preparada em laboratório associada à frutose, e Grupo Dieta Hipercalórica associada a Estreptozotocina (DH+STZ, n = 18): ratos Wistar Kyoto, de 14 semanas de vida, que receberam a mesma alimentação do grupo DH, acrescida de duas injeções de 30 mg/kg de STZ. Após o início do protocolo de experimentação, os animais foram submetidos semanalmente a análise do peso e da glicemia sanguínea. Todos os grupos foram submetidos após oito semanas de experimentação aos seguintes exames de imagem in vivo: Dopplerecocardiograma transtorácico, reserva de fluxo coronário, cintilografia de perfusão miocárdicacom Sestamibi-Tc-99m (SPECT) em repouso e sob estresse farmacológico com dobutamina e teste de tolerância à glicose. A indução do estresse cardíaco foi feita pela infusão do cloridrato de dobutamina, com dose de 25 µg/Kg/min, durante um minuto de infusão. Os parâmetros morfológicos avaliados foram diâmetro sistólico e diastólico final do ventrículo esquerdo, espessura da parede posterior do ventrículo esquerdo em sístole e em diástole, espessura do septo interventricular em sístole e em diástole, índice de massa do ventrículo esquerdo, espessura relativa da parede ventricular e velocidade pico da onda de fluxo coronário sob estresse e em repouso. Os parâmetros funcionais avaliados foram fração de ejeção e encurtamento do ventrículo esquerdo. Os defeitos de captação nas imagens de repouso e estresse foram semiquantificados, mediante atribuição de escores visuais (0 = normal; 1 = defeito leve; 2 = defeito moderado; e 3 = defeito grave), em modelo de 17 segmentos das paredes do ventrículo esquerdo. Para cada animal foram calculados escores somados nas imagens de repouso, estresse e diferença entre o estresse e o repouso para avaliação da extensão global da reversibilidade (isquemia) e a gravidade, medidas através do escore da diferença. Ao final do período de observação os animais foram eutanasiados para retirada de soro sanguíneo. Resultados: Os grupos DH (336,6 ± 28,1 g, p < 0,0001) e DH+STZ (304,2 ± 19,2 g, p = 0,004) apresentaram aumento significativo do peso em comparação ao GC (330,1 ± 27,2 g); do mesmo modo na glicemia sanguínea, o grupo DH+STZ (123,7 ± 13,9 mg/dL) apresentou maiores valores em comparação ao GC (83,0 ± 10,0 mg/dL, p < 0,0001) e ao DH (105,3 ± 9,0 mg/dL, p < 0,03), bem como o grupo DH em relação ao grupo controle (p < 0,005). No teste de tolerância à glicose foi observado que 15 minutos após a sobrecarga de glicose, os níveis de glicemia aumentaram em todos os grupos, sendo mais expressivo no DH (230,8 ± 54,9 mg/dL, p < 0,004) e DH+STZ (247,5 ± 44,5 mg/dL, p = 0,0006) quando comparados ao GC (166,3 ± 27,9 mg/dL); após 30 minutos a glicemia atingiu seu pico, sendo ainda significativo nos grupos DH (250,9 ± 67,8 mg/dL, p = 0,0002) e DH+STZ (275,2 ± 58,5 mg/dL, p < 0,0001) em comparação ao GC (168,9 ± 25,6 mg/dL); após 60 minutos, o grupo DH+STZ (266,7 ± 59,7 mg/dL) ainda apresenta glicemia elevada quando comparado ao GC (132,3 ± 25,5 mg/dL, p < 0,0001) e DH (160,1 ± 28,1 mg/dL, p < 0,0001); 90 minutos após, a glicemia do DH+STZ (205,3 ± 52,9 mg/dL) ainda é significativamente maior quando comparados ao GC (119,7 ± 19,5 mg/dL, p = 0,0003) e DH (135,5 ± 26,0 mg/dL, p < 0,003); após 120 minutos, os níveis de glicemia mostram-se semelhantes entre os três grupos (p > 0,05). Os parâmetros morfológicos observados no ECO apresentaram-se semelhantes entre os grupos experimentais (p > 0,05). Não houve diferença significativa nos valores do fluxo coronário entre os grupos no repouso, estresse e da reserva do fluxo coronário (p > 0,05).Também não foi observada diferença significativa dos defeitos de perfusão miocárdica entre os três grupos (p > 0,05). Foi documento valores maiores e significativos nas IL-6 nos animais do grupo DH+STZ em relação ao GC (p < 0,04). Conclusões: A dieta hipercalórica associada à frutose na água e duas doses baixas de estreptozotocina induziu a obesidade, promoveu hiperglicemia, intolerância à glicose e discreta inflamação, em modelo experimental de obesidade em ratos Wistar Kyoto com 22 semanas de idade. Na fase da evolução dos distúrbios metabólicos em que os animais foram estudados, o período de alteração metabólica não foi suficiente para gerar defeitos de perfusão miocárdica, remodelamento ventricular e disfunção microvascular coronariana, sugerindo novas investigações para projetos futuros, com desenho longitudinal. Introduction: Obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial origin, characterized by the abnormal or excessive accumulation of fat in the adipose tissue as a result of the energy imbalance between consumption and the body's caloric expenditure. The implications of obesity are associated with the development and progression of several metabolic diseases, such as glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus, being one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, capable of progressively injuring the vessel wall, triggering a process advanced inflammatory and impairing endothelial cell function. Alterations in left ventricular function, endothelial dysfunction and myocardial perfusion defects are frequently documented as a result of metabolic diseases. Thus, we suggest that experimental studies in animal models are important for understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms that influence the evolution of diseases such as obesity and those related to the sustained increase in blood glucose levels. Objectives: To evaluate myocardial perfusion, morphological and functional changes in the left ventricle and coronary flow reserve in an experimental model of young adult Wistar Kyoto rats induced to obesity and persistent hyperglycemia. Methods: 22-week-old Wistar Kyoto rats were used, kept in acclimatized accommodation in the vivarium of the Department of Clinical Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto - USP, allocated in a Control Group (CG, n = 10): Wistar Kyoto rats, aged 14 weeks of age, treated with standard chow, Hypercaloric Diet Group (DH, n = 12): Wistar Kyoto rats, 14 weeks of age, given a laboratory-prepared hypercaloric diet associated with fructose, and Hypercaloric Diet Group associated with Streptozotocin ( DH+STZ, n = 18): 14-week-old Wistar Kyoto rats that received the same food as the DH group, plus two injections of 30 mg/kg of STZ. After starting the experimentation protocol, the animals were submitted to weekly analysis of weight and blood glucose. After eight weeks of experimentation, all groups underwent the following in vivo imaging tests: Dopplertransthoracic echocardiography, coronary flow reserve, myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with Sestamibi-Tc-99m (SPECT) at rest and under pharmacological stress with dobutamine and glucose tolerance test. The induction of cardiac stress was performed by infusion ofdobutamine hydrochloride, at a dose of 25 µg/Kg/min, during one minute of infusion. The morphological parameters evaluated were left ventricular end-systolic and diastolic diameter, left ventricular posterior wall thickness in systole and diastole, interventricular septum thickness in systole and diastole, left ventricular mass index, relative ventricular wall thickness and peak coronary flow wave velocity under stress and at rest. The functional parameters evaluated were ejection fraction and left ventricular shortening. The uptake defects in resting and stress images were semiquantified by assigning visual scores (0 = normal; 1 = mild defect; 2 = moderate defect; and 3 = severe defect) in a 17-segment model of the left ventricular walls. For each animal, scores were calculated summed on images at rest, stress and difference between stress and rest to assess the global extent of reversibility (ischemia) and severity, measured through the difference score. At the end of the observation period, the animals were euthanized to remove blood serum. Results: The DH (336.6 ± 28.1 g, p < 0.0001) and DH+STZ (304.2 ± 19.2 g, p = 0.004) groups showed a significant increase in weight compared to the CG (330.1 ± 27.2 g); similarly in blood glucose, the DH+STZ group (123.7 ± 13.9 mg/dL) had higher values compared to the CG (83.0 ± 10.0 mg/dL, p < 0.0001) and to DH (105.3 ± 9.0 mg/dL, p < 0.03), as well as the DH group in relation to the control group (p < 0.005). In the glucose tolerance test it was observed that 15 minutes after glucose overload, blood glucose levels increased in all groups, being more expressive in DH (230.8 ± 54.9 mg/dL, p < 0.004) and DH +STZ (247.5 ± 44.5 mg/dL, p = 0.0006) when compared to the CG (166.3 ± 27.9 mg/dL); after 30 minutes blood glucose reached its peak, being still significant in the groups DH (250.9 ± 67.8 mg/dL, p = 0.0002) and DH+STZ (275.2 ± 58.5 mg/dL, p < 0.0001) compared to the CG (168.9 ± 25.6 mg/dL); after 60 minutes, the DH+STZ group (266.7 ± 59.7 mg/dL) still has high blood glucose when compared to the CG (132.3 ± 25.5 mg/dL, p < 0.0001) and DH (160.1 ± 28.1 mg/dL, p < 0.0001); 90 minutes later, DH+STZ blood glucose (205.3 ± 52.9 mg/dL) is still significantly higher when compared to CG (119.7 ± 19.5 mg/dL, p = 0.0003) and DH (135.5 ± 26.0 mg/dL, p < 0.003); after 120 minutes, blood glucose levels are similar between the three groups (p > 0.05). The morphological parameters observed in the ECO were similar between the experimental groups (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference in coronary flow values between the groups at rest, stress and coronary flow reserve (p > 0.05). There was also no significant difference in myocardial perfusion defects between the three groups (p > 0.05). Higher and significant values were documented for IL-6 in animals from the DH+STZ group compared to the CG (p < 0.04). Conclusions: A high-calorie diet associated with fructose in water and two low doses of streptozotocin induced obesity, promoted hyperglycemia, glucoseintolerance and mild inflammation, in an experimental obesity model in 22-week-old Wistar Kyoto rats. In the phase of evolution of metabolic disorders in which the animals were studied, the period of metabolic alteration was not sufficient to generate myocardial perfusion defects, ventricular remodeling and coronary microvascular dysfunction, suggesting further investigations for future projects, with a longitudinal design. Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
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9. Influência do tecido adiposo nos parâmetros quantitativos obtidos por cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio
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Pereira, Catarina Fonseca, Vieira, Lina, Figueiredo, Sérgio, Vieira, Lina da Conceição Capela de Oliveira, and Figueiredo, Sérgio Rafael Reis
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Quantificação ,Segmentation ,CPM ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Tecido adiposo ,Myocardium ,Quantification ,Segmentação ,Cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio ,Adipose tissue ,MPI ,Miocárdio - Abstract
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10. Avaliação da influência do tecido adiposo na correção dos fatores físicos que afetam as imagens de CPM : estudo em fantoma
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Machado, Marisa Silva, Oliveira, Francisco Paulo Marques de, Costa, Durval Campos, Vieira, Lina da Conceição Capela de Oliveira, and Vieira, Lina
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Attenuation correction ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,SPECT ,Correção de atenuação ,Medicina nuclear ,Nuclear medicine ,Tomografia computorizada ,Cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio ,Phantom study ,Computed tomography ,CT ,estudo em fantoma - Abstract
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- 2018
11. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of CCTA in SUS, as Compared to Other Non-Invasive Imaging Modalities in Suspected Obstructive CAD.
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Carmo PBD, Magliano CADS, Rey HCV, Camargo GC, Trocado LFL, and Gottlieb I
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- Computed Tomography Angiography, Coronary Angiography, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Echocardiography, Stress, Humans, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease epidemiology, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Background: The Brazilian public health system does not include computed tomography angiography (CTA)., Objective: Rank, according to the Brazilian public health system, the cost-effectiveness of different strategies for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), combining exercise tests (ET), myocardial scintigraphy (MS), stress echocardiography (SE), and CTA in a hypothetical intermediate pre-test probability cohort of patients., Methods: This study implemented a cost-effectiveness analysis through a decision tree. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and net benefit were analyzed by adopting multiple thresholds of willingness to pay, from 0.05 to 1 GDP per capita per correct diagnosis. In sequential tests, a second confirmatory test was performed only when the first was positive., Results: After excluding dominated or extended dominance diagnostic strategies, the efficiency frontier consisted of three strategies: ET, ET followed by SE, and SE followed by CTA, the last being the most cost-effective strategy. Through the net benefit, the ranking of the most cost-effective strategies varied according to willingness to pay., Conclusions: Using current concepts of health technology assessment, this study provides a ranking for decision-making concerning which diagnostic strategy to use in a population with an intermediate pre-test risk for CAD. With a feasible cost estimate adopted for CTA, the impact of including this to the list of the diagnostic arsenal would represent a cost-effective strategy in most of the evaluated scenarios with broad variations in the willingness to pay.
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12. Influence of the segmentation method – automatic vs. manual – and the presence or not of extra myocardial activity in quantification of defect extent in SPECT myocardial studies
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Machado, Marisa, Jorge, Ricardo, Figueiredo, Sérgio, Carolino, Elisabete, and Vieira, Lina
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Segmentation ,Extra myocardial activity ,Perfusion defect extent ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,SPECT ,Medicina nuclear ,Nuclear medicine ,Segmentação ,Atividade extramiocárdica ,Cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio ,Extensão do defeito de perfusão - Abstract
Introdução – A cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio (CPM) por tomografia por emissão de fotão único (SPECT, do acrónimo inglês single-photon emission computed tomography) é um dos exames mais utilizados na estratificação do risco de doença coronária, cuja extração dos parâmetros quantitativos da perfusão do miocárdio depende da correta segmentação do ventrículo esquerdo (VE). O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a influência do método de segmentação automática (A) vs. manual (M) na quantificação da extensão do defeito (ED) da perfusão miocárdica, em estudos com (CAE) e sem atividade extramiocárdica (SAE). Metodologia – Estudo retrospetivo de amostra não probabilística, por conveniência, de 63 estudos em esforço, com indicação clínica para CPM, disponíveis na base de dados da estação de processamento consola Xeleris® da ESTeSL, os quais foram divididos em quatro grupos: Grupo I (GI): 26 estudos com ED inferior a 10% da área total do VE; GII: cinco estudos com ED igual ou superior a 10%; GIII: 21 estudos com ED inferior a 10%, CAE e GIV: 11 estudos com ED igual ou superior a 10%, CAE. Todos os estudos foram segmentados de forma A e M recorrendo ao software Quantitative Perfusion SPECT (QPS®). Para a análise dos dados retirados do mapa polar com 20 segmentos foram utilizados os testes: t-Student, Wilcoxon e U de Mann-Whitney, considerando α=0,05. Resultados – Na avaliação da ED de perfusão (20 segmentos) é possível verificar diferenças estatisticamente significativas (pα). Conclusão – Na amostra em estudo existem diferenças entre o método de segmentação A vs. M nos segmentos mais periféricos do mapa polar na avaliação da ED da perfusão miocárdica. Não foram encontradas diferenças entre a extensão do defeito da perfusão miocárdica nos estudos CAE e SAE. ABSTRACT: Introduction – The Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) by single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is one of the most widely used Non-invasive imaging test in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease that requires a correct segmentation of the left ventricle (LV), to extract perfusion parameters. The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of automatic (A) vs. manual (M) segmentation in quantification of defect extent (DE) of myocardial perfusion, in studies with and without extra myocardial activity. Methodology – A retrospective study with a non-probabilistic sample was used, for convenience, of 63 stress studies, with indication for MPI available in Xeleris® workstation database in ESTeSL, that were divided into four groups: Group I (GI): 26 studies by presenting a DE below 10% of the total surface area of the LV; Group II (GII): 5 studies with a DE equal or above 10%; Group III (GIII): 21 studies with a DE below 10%, with extra myocardial activity and Group IV (GIV): 11 studies with a DE, with extra myocardial activity. All studies were segmented, by one operator, using the A and the M quantification software Quantitative Perfusion SPECT (QPS®). For data analysis from the map polar with 20 segments were used t-Student, Wilcoxon and U de Mann-Whitney tests, considering α=0.05. Results – Concerning the perfusion DE evaluation it was verified that there were statistically significant differences (p>α) between the A vs. M segmentation, in the segments 13-15 (GI); segments 13 and 16 (GIII) and the segments 1 and 16 (GIV). Regarding the studies with and without extra myocardial activity, it was observed that no statistically significant variability exists (p>α). Conclusion – On the basis of the sample analyzed there are differences between an A vs. M segmentation in peripheral segments of the polar map, in myocardial perfusion ED evaluation. There are no differences between myocardial perfusion DE in studies with and without extra myocardial activity. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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13. In Search of the Perfect Coronary Perfusion.
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Montenegro CEL
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- Coronary Angiography, Heart, Humans, Perfusion, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, No-Reflow Phenomenon
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14. Influence of the color scale in qualitative assessment of myocardial perfusion imaging
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Figueiredo, Andreia, Ramos, Emília, Carolino, Elisabete, Vaz, Tània, and Vieira, Lina
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Escala de cores ,Avaliação qualitativa ,Visual analysis ,Qualitative assessment ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Color scale ,Análise visual ,Cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio ,Medicina nuclear ,Nuclear medicine - Abstract
Introdução – A cintigrafia de perfusão do miocárdio (CPM) é utilizada no diagnóstico e seguimento de pacientes com doença arterial coronária, sendo a sua avaliação frequentemente realizada através da análise visual dos cortes tomográficos. A escala de cores selecionada é essencial na interpretação clínica das imagens de perfusão do miocárdio. Objetivo – Avaliar a influência de diferentes escalas de cores na avaliação qualitativa das imagens de CPM e estudar quais as mais adequadas para análise visual. Métodos – Trinta e cinco estudos de CPM foram avaliados visualmente por 16 estudantes da licenciatura em medicina nuclear nas escalas de cores Cool, Gray, Gray Invert, Thermal e Warm. Para a escala de cores Cool, a análise das imagens de CPM foi realizada através de um sistema de classificação semiquantitativo por scores. As restantes escalas de cores foram avaliadas por comparação com a análise das imagens efetuada com escala de cores Cool. Resultados/Discussão – Para a escala de cores Cool, a variabilidade interoperador revelou a existência de diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre todos os participantes (p
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15. Estudo de otimização de protocolo em cintilografia de perfusão miocárdica com a utilização de um simulador antropomórfico
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Ramos, Susie Medeiros Oliveira, Glavam, Adriana Pereira, Kubo, Tadeu Takao Almodovar, and Sá, Lidia Vasconcellos de
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Optimization ,Anthropomorphic phantom ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,Otimização ,Cintilografia de perfusão miocárdica ,Simulador antropomórfico - Abstract
Objetivo:Realizar um estudo de otimização de exames de cintilografia de perfusão miocárdica.Materiais e Métodos:Foram adquiridas imagens de um objeto simulador antropomórfico de tórax contendo coração, pulmões, fígado e coluna vertebral, em uma gama câmara SPECT GE modelo Ventri, utilizando-se diferentes atividades e variando-se os tempos de aquisição, de forma a verificar a influência destes parâmetros na qualidade da imagem clínica reconstruída. Foi utilizado o radiofármaco 99mTc-sestamibi e os testes realizados foram avaliados clinicamente a partir de notas, tanto para o summed stress score quanto para a qualidade técnica da imagem e perfusão. As quantificações foram realizadas pelo software ImageJ.Resultados:Os resultados demonstraram que, para o tempo padrão utilizado na realização dos exames de 15 segundos por ângulo, a atividade injetada poderia ser reduzida em 33,34%. Além disso, se o tempo usual de exame for reduzido em 54,34% (7 segundos por ângulo), ainda assim a atividade padrão injetada poderia ser reduzida em 16,67%, sem prejudicar a qualidade da imagem e a confiabilidade do diagnóstico.Conclusão:O método desenvolvido e os resultados obtidos podem ser utilizados para o desenvolvimento de um estudo clínico de pacientes em um protocolo otimizado. Objective:To develop a study aiming at optimizing myocardial perfusion imaging.Materials and Methods:Imaging of an anthropomorphic thorax phantom with a GE SPECT Ventri gamma camera, with varied activities and acquisition times, in order to evaluate the influence of these parameters on the quality of the reconstructed medical images. The 99mTc-sestamibi radiotracer was utilized, and then the images were clinically evaluated on the basis of data such as summed stress score, and on the technical image quality and perfusion. The software ImageJ was utilized in the data quantification.Results:The results demonstrated that for the standard acquisition time utilized in the procedure (15 seconds per angle), the injected activity could be reduced by 33.34%. Additionally, even if the standard scan time is reduced by 53.34% (7 seconds per angle), the standard injected activity could still be reduced by 16.67%, without impairing the image quality and the diagnostic reliability.Conclusion:The described method and respective results provide a basis for the development of a clinical trial of patients in an optimized protocol.
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16. Single Photon Computed Tomography-Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy. Diagnostic Tool Anticipating the Disease.
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Hueb W
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- Humans, Obesity, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Myocardial Ischemia, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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17. Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Asymptomatic Patients: Useful or Futile?
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Grossman GB
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- Humans, Prognosis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
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18. Current Practices in Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Brazil and Adherence to the IAEA Recommendations: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study
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Carlos Vitor Braga Rodrigues, Anderson Oliveira, Christiane Cigagna Wiefels, Maurício de Souza Leão, and Cláudio Tinoco Mesquita
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Nuclear Medicine / methods ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Myocardial Ischemia / diagnostic imaging ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Abstract Background: Data on the current situation of nuclear medicine practices in cardiology in Brazil are scarce. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has recommended eight "good practices" to minimize patients' ionizing radiation exposure during myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS). Objectives: To assess the adoption of the eight good practices in MPS in Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study with data obtained by use of a questionnaire. All hypothesis tests performed considered a significance level of 5%. Results: We observed that 100% of the nuclear medicine services (NMS) assessed do not use thallium-201 as the preferred protocol. Regarding the use of technetium-99m, 57% of the NMS administer activities above the threshold recommended by the IAEA (36 mCi) or achieve an effective dose greater than 15 millisievert (mSv). The abbreviated stress-only myocardial perfusion imaging is not employed by 94% of the NMS; thus, only 19% count on strategies to reduce the radioactive doses. Approximately 52% of the NMS reported always performing dose adjustment for patient's weight, while 35% administer poorly calculated doses in the one-day protocol. Conclusion: A considerable number of NMS in Brazil have not adopted at least six practices recommended by the IAEA. Despite the difficulties found in nuclear practice in some Brazilian regions, almost all obstacles observed can be overcome with no cost increase, emphasizing the importance of developing strategies for adopting "good practices" when performing MPS.
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19. Diferenças relacionadas ao sexo nos volumes ventriculares e na fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo estimados por cintilografia de perfusão miocárdica: comparação entre os programas Quantitative Gated SPECT (QGS) e Segami
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Alice Tatsuko Yamada, José Soares, Fernando Araújo, Guilherme de Carvalho Campos Neto, José Cláudio Meneghetti, Alfredo José Mansur, and Maria Clementina Pinto Giorgi
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Body surface area ,Ejection fraction ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Gated SPECT ,Stroke volume ,Myocardial perfusion imaging ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Blood pressure ,Ventricle ,tomografia computadorizada por emissão de fóton único ,sexo ,stroke volume ,Heart rate ,medicine ,volume sistólico ,sex ,emission-computed ,single-photon ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Nuclear medicine ,business ,Tomography - Abstract
OBJETIVO: Analisar as diferenças relacionadas ao sexo nas medidas obtidas pelos programas Segami e Quantitative Gated SPECT (QGS). MÉTODOS: Cento e oitenta e um indivíduos assintomáticos sem evidência de cardiopatia foram submetidos a estudos de perfusão miocárdica. O volume diastólico final (VDF), volume sistólico final (VSF) e a fração de ejeção do ventrículo esquerdo (FEVE) foram quantificados pelos programas QGS and Segami para avaliar a influência do sexo, idade, peso, altura, freqüência cardíaca, pressão arterial sistólica, pressão arterial diastólica, índice de massa corporal e área de superfície corporal. RESULTADOS: As médias obtidas com o método QGS foram VDF (mulheres = 68 ml; homens = 95 ml; p < 0,001) e FEVE (mulheres = 66,24%; homens = 58,7%), e com o Segami, VDF (mulheres = 137 ml; homens = 174 ml) e FEVE (mulheres = 62,67%; homens = 58,52%). Foram observadas diferenças significantes entre homens e mulheres no VDF (p < 0,001) e VSF (p < 0,001), que persistiram após o ajuste em relação à área de superfície corporal. CONCLUSÃO: Os volumes ventriculares foram significantemente menores e a FEVE foi significantemente maior em mulheres, de acordo com os programas QGS e Segami. OBJECTIVES: To test for gender differences in the measurements obtained by Segami and Quantitative Gated SPECT (QGS) software programs. METHODS: 181 asymptomatic individuals without heart disease were submitted to myocardial perfusion imaging. End-diastolic volumes (EDV), end-systolic volumes (ESV) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were measured by QGS and Segami software programs to evaluate the influence of gender, age, weight, height, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, body mass index and body surface area. RESULTS: The means in the QGS method were: EDV (women= 68 ml; men= 95 ml; p
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20. Quantification of Coronary Flow Reserve with CZT Gamma Camera in the Evaluation of Multivessel Coronary Disease
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Ana Carolina do Amaral Henrique de Souza, Bernardo Kremer Diniz Gonçalves, Angelo Tedeschi, and Ronaldo de Souza Leão Lima
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Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial ,Coronary Artery Disease ,Coronary floe reserve/methods ,Diagnostic Imaging ,Myocardial Perfusion Imaging ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Full Text
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21. BNP was associated with ischemic myocardial scintigraphy and death in patients at chest pain unit.
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Azevedo JC, Reis BC, Barreto NM, F Junior DS, Prezotti LS, Procaci VR, Octaviano VW, Volschan A, Mesquita ET, and Mesquita CT
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Background: Recent studies have suggested that B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) is an important predictor of ischemia and death in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. Increased levels of BNP are seen after episodes of myocardial ischemia and may be related to future adverse events., Objectives: To determine the prognostic value of BNP for major cardiac events and to evaluate its association with ischemic myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS)., Methods: This study included retrospectively 125 patients admitted to the chest pain unit between 2002 and 2006, who had their BNP levels measured on admission and underwent CPM for risk stratification. BNP values were compared with the results of the MPS. The chi-square test was used for qualitative variables and the Student t test, for quantitative variables. Survival curves were adjusted using the Kaplan-Meier method and analyzed by using Cox regression. The significance level was 5%., Results: The mean age was 63.9 ± 13.8 years, and the male sex represented 51.2% of the sample. Ischemia was found in 44% of the MPS. The mean BNP level was higher in patients with ischemia compared to patients with non-ischemic MPS (188.3 ± 208.7 versus 131.8 ± 88.6; p = 0.003). A BNP level greater than 80 pg/mL was the strongest predictor of ischemia on MPS (sensitivity = 60%, specificity = 70%, accuracy = 66%, PPV = 61%, NPV = 70%), and could predict medium-term mortality (RR = 7.29, 95% CI: 0.90-58.6; p = 0.045) independently of the presence of ischemia., Conclusions: BNP levels are associated with ischemic MPS findings and adverse prognosis in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency room, thus, providing important prognostic information for an unfavorable clinical outcome.
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22. Stratification of the risk of sudden death in nonischemic heart failure.
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Pimentel M, Zimerman LI, and Rohde LE
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- Death, Sudden, Cardiac prevention & control, Defibrillators, Implantable, Electrocardiography, Female, Heart Failure etiology, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Risk Factors, Death, Sudden, Cardiac etiology, Heart Failure mortality, Risk Assessment methods
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Despite significant therapeutic advancements, heart failure remains a highly prevalent clinical condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In 30%-40% patients, the etiology of heart failure is nonischemic. The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is capable of preventing sudden death and decreasing total mortality in patients with nonischemic heart failure. However, a significant number of patients receiving ICD do not receive any kind of therapy during follow-up. Moreover, considering the situation in Brazil and several other countries, ICD cannot be implanted in all patients with nonischemic heart failure. Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify patients at an increased risk of sudden death because these would benefit more than patients at a lower risk, despite the presence of heart failure in both risk groups. In this study, the authors review the primary available methods for the stratification of the risk of sudden death in patients with nonischemic heart failure.
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23. Diagnostic value of myocardial radionuclide imaging in patients with multivessel coronary disease.
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Siqueira ME, Segundo Neto EM, Kelendjian JF, and Smanio PE
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- Coronary Artery Disease pathology, Coronary Vessels diagnostic imaging, Cross-Sectional Studies, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Cardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted Tomography, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Dipyridamole, Heart diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Vasodilator Agents
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Background: Myocardial perfusion radionuclide imaging (MPRI) is a noninvasive method extremely useful for evaluating ischemia in patients with coronary disease. However, the idea that this method would not be effective for patients with multivessel coronary disease is still entertained., Objective: Assess the value of MPRI with gated-SPECT for tracing pharmacological stress-induced ischemia in patients with multivessel obstructive coronary disease., Methods: We evaluated 68 patients with multivessel obstructive coronary disease applying coronary angiography for performing MPRI under pharmacologic stress with dipyridamole. The tests were analyzed by two nuclear medicine physicians without prior knowledge of the result of the coronary angiography., Results: Gated-SPECT revealed that, out of the patients, 64 (92.8%) showed images of perfusion abnormalities and 4 (7.2%) showed normal perfusion, given that three of the latter showed functional changes., Conclusion: MPRI has shown high value for identifying patients with multivessel coronary disease, since most patients had perfusion abnormalities indicative of ischemia.
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24. Quantification of left ventricular dilatation in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.
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Azambuja Gonzalez MB, Azambuja RA, and Bodanese LC
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- Adult, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dilatation, Pathologic diagnostic imaging, Dipyridamole, Female, Heart Ventricles pathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Radiopharmaceuticals, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Vasodilator Agents, Echocardiography, Stress methods, Exercise Test methods, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging
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Background: The rate of transient dilatation can be determined by exercise testing or pharmacological stress test. It is unknown whether the type of stress has an impact on average transient dilatation index values., Objective: To compare average transient dilation index values in 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy in patients undergoing treadmill stress test, versus dipyridamole stress test. The secondary purpose was to evaluate the impact on the average index value by demographic characteristics, risk factors for coronary artery disease and severity of ischemia., Methods: The cross-sectional study included 200 patients between 40 and 70 years old, with or without risk factors for ischemic heart disease, with or without a previous diagnosis of ischemic heart disease. The separation between groups was sequential. The software 4D-MSPECT calculated the transient dilatation index and provided a scoring system for perfusion analysis., Results: The average transient dilation index value of the group undergoing exercise stress test was 1.06 (±0.23). For the group undergoing the dipyridamole stress test, it was 1.10 (±0.22); (p = 0.200). There was no association between the type of stress and the average transient dilatation index values. An association was found between the average index values and age only for those patients from the exercise test group (p = 0.009)., Conclusion: The results of our study demonstrate that the transient dilation index does not differ when patients undergo exercise stress test on a treadmill or pharmacological stress by dipyridamole.
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25. [Stress perfusion cardiac MRI: a new tool in the evaluation of myocardial ischemia].
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Marques H, Cardim N, Teixeira R, da Mariana S, Gaspar A, and Machado FP
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- Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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26. Scintigraphy for the detection of myocardial damage in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease.
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Abuhid IM, Pedroso ER, and Rezende NA
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- Adult, Case-Control Studies, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Radiopharmaceuticals, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Chagas Cardiomyopathy diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Background: Non-invasive cardiological methods have been used for the identification of myocardial damage in Chagas disease., Objective: To verify whether the rest/stress myocardial perfusion scintigraphy is able to identify early myocardial damage in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease., Methods: Eighteen patients with the indeterminate form of Chagas Disease and the same number of normal controls, paired by sex and age, underwent rest/stress myocardial scintigraphy using sestamibi-99mTc, aiming at detecting early cardiac damage., Results: The results did not show perfusion or ventricular function defects in patients at the indeterminate phase of Chagas disease and in the normal controls, except for a patient who presented signs of ventricular dysfunction in the myocardial perfusion scintigraphy with electrocardiographic gating., Conclusion: The results of this study, considering the small sample size, showed that the rest/stress myocardial scintigraphy using sestamibi-99mTc is not an effective method to detect early myocardial alterations in the indeterminate form of Chagas disease.
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27. [Assessment of myocardial perfusion and function in victims of scorpion envenomation using gated-SPECT].
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Figueiredo AB, Cupo P, Pintya AO, Caligaris F, Marin-Neto JA, Hering SE, and Simões MV
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- Animals, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Myocardial Contraction, Myocardial Ischemia chemically induced, Prospective Studies, Scorpions, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left chemically induced, Cardiac-Gated Single-Photon Emission Computer-Assisted Tomography, Myocardial Ischemia diagnostic imaging, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Scorpion Stings complications, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
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Background: Cardiogenic shock and acute pulmonary edema are the major causes of death of patients with scorpion envenomation, whose pathophysiological mechanism remains controversial., Objective: To investigate the correlation between myocardial perfusion abnormalities and left ventricular contractile function in victims of scorpion envenomation., Methods: Fifteen patients underwent ECG-gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (gated SPECT) within 72 hours of, and 15 days after scorpion envenomation. Images were analyzed by means of a semi-quantitative visual perfusion score (0 = normal, 4 = absent) and motion score (0 = normal, 4 = akinesia), using the 17-segment model. Summed perfusion (SPS) and summed motion (SMS) scores were calculated for each patient. Ejection fraction (LVEF) was calculated by a commercially available software., Results: At baseline, 12 out of the 15 patients presented abnormal myocardial perfusion and contractility. Mean values of SPS, SMS and LVEF were 12.5 A+/- 7.3, 17.0 A+/- 12.8, and 44.6 A+/- 16.0%, respectively. A positive correlation between SPS and SMS (r = 0.68; p = 0.005) and negative correlation between SPS and LVEF (r = -0.75; p = 0.0021) were found. The follow-up studies showed recovery of global contractility (LVEF of 68.9 A+/- 9.5, p = 0.0002), segmental contractility (SMS of 2.6 A+/- 3.1, p = 0.0009) and perfusion (SPS of 3.7 A+/- 3.3, p = 0.0003). Improvement of LVEF correlated positively with improvement of SPS (r = 0.72; p = 0.0035)., Conclusions: Myocardial perfusion abnormalities are common in scorpion envenomation and correlate topographically with the contractile dysfunction. Recovery of contractility correlates with reversibility of perfusion defects. These findings suggest the participation of myocardial perfusion abnormalities in the pathophysiology of this form of acute ventricular failure.
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