Department of Cardiology, Patras University Hospital, Rion, Patras, Greece.
Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Rion, Patras, Greece.
Int J Cardiol. 2022 Jul 1;358:8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.04.058. Epub 2022 Apr 23.
The impact of a non-dominant right coronary artery (NDRCA), on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI)has not been clarified.
We compared SPECT-MPI results of consecutive patients without significant (diameter stenosis ≥50%)coronary artery disease (CAD) and a NDRCA (Group-1), with those of patients from our database without CAD and a dominant RCA (Group-2). All patients were subjected to SPECT-MPI with I.V. infusion of adenosine, and TC-tetrofosmin. Group-1 included 69 patients (55 men, 79.7%), mean age 66.8 ± 9.8 years. Group-2 consisted of 79 patients (56 men, 70.9%), mean age 62.7 ± 11.5. There was no difference in demographics and CAD risk factors between the two groups. The SPECT-MPI revealed inferior wall ischemia, in 35 patients (50.7%), in Group-1 and 27 patients (34.1%), in Group-2 (P = 0.041).
A relatively high rate of reversible SPECT-MPI perfusion defects may be anticipated in patients with an unobstructed NDRCA compared to patients with a dominant RCA.
非优势右冠状动脉(NDRCA)对单光子发射计算机断层扫描(SPECT)心肌灌注成像(MPI)的影响尚未明确。
我们比较了连续无明显(直径狭窄≥50%)冠心病(CAD)且存在 NDRCA 的患者(组 1)与我们数据库中无 CAD 且优势 RCA 存在的患者(组 2)的 SPECT-MPI 结果。所有患者均接受静脉注射腺苷和 TC-四氟甲基磷的 SPECT-MPI。组 1 包括 69 例患者(55 名男性,79.7%),平均年龄 66.8±9.8 岁。组 2 由 79 例患者(56 名男性,70.9%)组成,平均年龄 62.7±11.5 岁。两组间的人口统计学和 CAD 危险因素无差异。SPECT-MPI 显示,组 1 中有 35 例(50.7%)下壁缺血,组 2 中有 27 例(34.1%)(P=0.041)。
与优势 RCA 患者相比,无阻塞性 NDRCA 患者的 SPECT-MPI 灌注缺陷可逆性较高。