[Interesting PYP, Tl-201, MIBG and AM myocardial SPECT images in a patient under successful reperfusion therapy].

Various types of radiopharmacons such as Tl-201, Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP), I-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) and In-111 antimyosin Fab (AM), were applied to a patients under successful reperfusion therapy. In the patient QS waves in precordial leads and elevated serum enzyme activity was noted, however well anterior wall movement was maintained in chronic phase. At 4th hospital day PYP uptake was noted at apical region and basal anteroseptal region. Most portion of PYP uptake was overlapped by Tl-201 uptake. Depressed Tl-201 uptake in subacute phase improved. In chronic phase depressed MIBG uptake was noted at the region corresponding to the abnormal region in acute phase. Then months after the ischemic event AM uptake was noted at the region which maintained contractility. From these findings it was concluded as followings. Salvaged jeopardized myocardium remained ischemia in subacute phase. The lesions noted in the MIBG images showed depressed myocardial norepinephrine activity. This suggested that sympathetic nervous function was damaged by severe ischemia and the depressed sympathetic nervous function persisted long after myocardial perfusion had been restored. From abnormal AM uptake ten months after ischemic event it was suspected that myocardial cell membrane damage caused by severe ischemia might be persistent at the region which maintained contractility. Radioisotope image was useful to study pathological myocardium due to ischemic event.