Assessment of viable myocardium and prediction of postoperative improvement in left ventricular function in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction by quantitative planar stress-redistribution-reinjection 201-T1 imaging

A noninvasive approach to determine viable but asynergic myocardium will be clinically significant in identifying patients with coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction who will benefit most from coronary bypass surgery. Accordingly, 12 patients (mean ejection fraction 0.32 +/...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 1997-01, Vol.58 (2), p.179-184
Main Authors: Gürsürer, M, Pinarli, A E, Aksoy, M, Tosun, R, Yeşilçimen, K, Ersek, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-Square Distribution
Coronary Artery Bypass - methods
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
Radionuclide Ventriculography - methods
Radionuclide Ventriculography - standards
Thallium Radioisotopes
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - surgery
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Summary:A noninvasive approach to determine viable but asynergic myocardium will be clinically significant in identifying patients with coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction who will benefit most from coronary bypass surgery. Accordingly, 12 patients (mean ejection fraction 0.32 +/- 0.03) underwent quantitative planar stress-redistribution-reinjection thallium scintigraphy and radionuclide ventriculography before and 8 weeks after revascularization for viability and segmental and global left ventricular function assessment, respectively. Reinjection scan showed new fill-in in 63% of segments without redistribution. Postoperative improvement in perfusion and function of asynergic segments were significantly better in viable compared to nonviable segments (P < 0.001, P < 0.01, respectively) with a strong correlation between improvement in 201-T1 uptake and function (P < 0.001). When adequacy of revascularization was considered, the predictive value of a positive preoperative viability test for functional improvement was 83%. Finally, mean ejection fraction and global wall motion score increased significantly after revascularization for the group as a whole (0.32 +/- 0.03 to 0.44 +/- 0.04, P < 0.001 and 24.08 +/- 2.90 to 33.16 +/- 3.32, P < 0.001, respectively). Thus, preoperative quantitative planar stress-redistribution-reinjection thallium imaging detects viable but asynergic segments which improve function postoperatively and may be valuable in selection of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction for revascularization.
ISSN:0167-5273