title: Transient prolonged postischemic ventricular dilatation documented by 99mTc MIBI scan.
abstract: We describe two cases of prolonged postischemic ventricular dilatation during myocardial scintigraphy with 99mTc MIBI, the new perfusion tracer that has only negligible redistribution. Ventricular dilatation, caused by true chamber dilatation and/or subendocardial ischemia, was still present over two hours after the induced ischemic episode, suggesting a prolonged duration of such a commonly believed fleeting scintigraphic finding.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Clinica del Lavoro Foundation, Veruno (No), Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giubbini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tavazzi
mesh_terms: D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi