Scintigraphic evaluation of cardiac metabolism in multicentric Castleman's disease.
A 72-year-old woman had insidious onset of heart failure, and was diagnosed as multicentric Castleman's disease. She underwent myocardial imaging with technetium-99m tetrofosmin, 1-123 beta-methyl-iodophenyl pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP). Technetium-99m tetrofosmin studies showed almost normal uptake of the left ventricular myocardium indicating normal myocardial perfusion. 1-123 BMIPP showed reduced uptake in the apical segment of the myocardium, indicating regional fatty acid metabolic abnormalities.
Matsuo
Shinro
S
Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu.
Nakamura
Yasuyuki
Y
Nakae
Ichiro
I
Matsumoto
Tetsuya
T
Takada
Masahiko
M
Murata
Kiyoshi
K
Horie
Minoru
M
D000368:Aged; D005871:Castleman Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C049338:iodofiltic acid; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin; D013667:Technetium