Division of Cardiology and Department of Internal Medicine, DetroitMedical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
Clin Cardiol. 2009 Dec;32(12):E11-5. doi: 10.1002/clc.20534.
Left main disease (LMD), defined as > or = 50% lesion stenosis, occurs in 3% to 5% of patients undergoing catheterization. Limited data on the value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging for diagnosis of LMD exists.
This study sought to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of SPECT imaging in the diagnosis of LMD.
A total of 74 consecutive patients with LMD, identified from our catheterization lab database (January 2003-December 2007) with gated exercise (15 patients) or adenosine (59 patients), thallium 201, or Tc-99m SPECT imaging within 6 months of index angiography were included. Group 1 (Gp 1) included 33 patients with isolated LMD. Group 2 (Gp 2) consisted of 41 patients with LMD and 1-vessel disease (6); LMD and 2-vessel disease (24); and LMD and 3-vessel disease (11).
Reversible perfusion defects (PD) were absent in 6 (18%) of Gp 1 and 8 (20%) of Gp 2 patients. Among Gp 1 patients, PD in 1-vessel, 2-vessel, 3-vessel distribution were seen in 20 (61%), 5 (15%), and 2 (6%) patients respectively. In comparison, PD in 1-vessel, 2-vessel, 3-vessel distribution were observed in 20 (49%), 12 (29%), and 1 (2%) of Gp 2 patients respectively. Left main (LM) pattern was noted in 6 patients (Gp 1: 2, Gp 2: 4). Transient ischemic dilatation (TID) was encountered in 34 patients (Gp 1: 17, Gp 2: 17) and in 4 patients with normal perfusion scans.
These data represent the largest analysis of patients with "isolated" LMD. Approximately 19% of patients with LMD have no reversible PD on SPECT. While LM pattern is rare, 1-vessel distribution PD and TID represent the most frequent SPECT abnormalities.
左主干病变(LMD)定义为 > 或 = 50%的狭窄病变,发生于 3%至 5%接受导管检查的患者中。关于单光子发射计算机断层扫描(SPECT)成像在诊断 LMD 中的价值,目前仅有有限的数据。
本研究旨在评估 SPECT 成像在诊断 LMD 中的准确性。
我们从导管实验室数据库(2003 年 1 月至 2007 年 12 月)中连续入选 74 例 LMD 患者,这些患者接受了门控运动(15 例)或腺苷(59 例)负荷试验、铊 201 或 Tc-99m SPECT 检查,检查时间均在冠状动脉造影后 6 个月内。第 1 组(Gp 1)包括 33 例孤立性 LMD 患者,第 2 组(Gp 2)包括 41 例 LMD 合并 1 支血管病变(6 例)、LMD 合并 2 支血管病变(24 例)和 LMD 合并 3 支血管病变(11 例)。
Gp 1 中有 6 例(18%)和 Gp 2 中有 8 例(20%)患者的可逆性灌注缺损(PD)消失。在 Gp 1 患者中,1 支、2 支和 3 支血管分布的 PD 分别见于 20 例(61%)、5 例(15%)和 2 例(6%)患者。相比之下,Gp 2 患者中 1 支、2 支和 3 支血管分布的 PD 分别见于 20 例(49%)、12 例(29%)和 1 例(2%)患者。Gp 1 中有 6 例(2 例)和 Gp 2 中有 4 例(2 例)患者出现左主干(LM)图形。Gp 1 中有 17 例(Gp 2 中有 17 例)和 4 例灌注正常的患者出现短暂性缺血扩张(TID)。
这些数据代表了最大的孤立性 LMD 患者分析。约 19%的 LMD 患者 SPECT 上无可逆 PD。尽管 LM 图形少见,但 1 支血管分布的 PD 和 TID 是最常见的 SPECT 异常。