title: Constrictive pericarditis causing a positive TI-201 SPECT stress test for myocardial ischemia.
abstract: A case of constritive pericarditis was demonstrated by a positive thallium SPECT stress test for myocardial ischemia. After pericardiectomy, the repeat thallium stress test was normal. The disappearance of the criteria for a positive test suggests that constrictive pericarditis can cause myocardial ischemia, which can be demonstrated by thallium SPECT stress testing.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Imaging of Southern California Medical Group, Sherman Oaks.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lightfoote
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Grusd
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes