title: Influence of blood viscosity on circulatory parameters determined by first-pass radionuclide angiocardiography in cor pulmonale.
abstract: First-pass radionuclide angiocardiography (FPRNA) with 99mTc-albumin was performed in 19 patients with cor pulmonale. Pulmonary circulation time (PCT), mean transit time (MTT), pulmonary stagnation index (PSI) were calculated from the time-activity curves for the estimation of cardiopulmonary circulation. Whole blood viscosity (WBV), plasma viscosity (PV) and hematocrit (HTC) were also measured on the same day. Significant prolongation of all parameters was observed (WBW: 5.04 +/- 1.19 mPas; PV: 1.36 +/- 0.17 mPas; HTC: 47.6 +/- 2.37%; PCT: 7.10 +/- 2.15 s; MTT: 9.33 +/- 4.11 s; PSI: 1.30 +/- 0.37) in patients with cor pulmonale. Significant positive correlations were found between PCT and WBV (r = 0.552; 0.001 < P < 0.01), MTT and WBV (r = 0.34; P < 0.05), furthermore between PCT and HTC (r = 0.356; P < 0.05). The results suggest that hemorheological parameters may influence the results of FPRNA, therefore, they should be determined in addition to the radionuclide study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical School of Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zámbó
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tóth
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D015646:Ventriculography, First-Pass
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin