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Estimate of myocardial salvage in late presentation acute myocardial infarction by comparing functional and perfusion abnormalities in predischarge gated SPECT

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Purpose

We hypothesized that, because of persistent stunning, the extent of post-treatment functional abnormalities detected using gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) could be representative of the initial risk area in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated by reperfusion therapy.

Materials and methods

In 48 AMI patients, we acquired two 99mTc-sestamibi gated SPECT studies (at admission with tracer injection before treatment and at discharge 5 to 10 days later). We assessed the myocardial salvage defined by the admission minus predischarge summed rest score, and we compared it with the value obtained by subtracting the extent of perfusion defect from the extent of wall motion or wall thickening abnormalities in predischarge gated SPECT. Myocardial salvage was expressed as salvage index (salvaged myocardium divided by initial risk area).

Results

There was a good correlation between summed rest score salvage index and wall motion (Spearman’s ρ = 0.754, p < 0.0001) or wall thickening salvage index (Spearman’s ρ = 0.798, p < 0.0001). The wall thickening salvage index was able to classify correctly the patients that had a summed rest score salvage index ≥ 0.10 with 73% sensitivity, 88% specificity, and 83% accuracy. The wall motion salvage index was highly sensitive (91%) but poorly specific (13%, p < 0.002 vs wall thickening salvage index) and less accurate (69%, p < 0.05 vs wall thickening salvage index).

Conclusions

99mTc-sestamibi gated SPECT allows assessing myocardial salvage using only post-treatment data. The salvage index derived using wall thickening as surrogate of admission perfusion defect correlates well with the salvage index measured by comparing pre- and post-treatment perfusion defects.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Barbara Sotgia, Roberto Sciagrà & Alberto Pupi

  2. Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy

    Guido Parodi & David Antoniucci

  3. Deutsches Herzzentrum, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany

    Adnan Kastrati & Albert Schömig

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Sotgia, B., Sciagrà, R., Parodi, G. et al. Estimate of myocardial salvage in late presentation acute myocardial infarction by comparing functional and perfusion abnormalities in predischarge gated SPECT. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 35, 906–911 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-007-0663-3

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