Abstract 1. In patients with biventricular hearts like ToF and IART, catheter ablation can be an excellent first option. 2. If catheter ablation fails due to technical reasons (such as…
Abstract 1. In any patient with intermittent pacing and heart failure examine the pacing burden. Always consider that pacing may be the cause of the heart failure. 2. Amiodarone is…
Key points • ECFs on nuclear SPECT MPI are not uncommon and can be easily missed. • ECFs are seen in 1.7% (0-2.8%) of all cases, and 50% of these…
Key points • PET imaging is ideal for the quantitative assessment of myocardial blood flow, metabolism, viability, and innervation. • PET imaging can be done with or without on-site cyclotrons,…
Key points • Artifactual perfusion defects may develop in the AC image if the CT image is not correctly registered with the SPECT image prior to reconstruction. Therefore, the CT…
Key points • Improvements in reconstruction software and dedicated cardiac camera design now allow for efficient ultrafast MPI acquisition. Some of the acquisition time reduction may be traded off for…
Key points • Assessment of myocardial viability is helpful in patients with severe CAD and severe LV dysfunction. • Every living patient has viable myocardium; the question is not whether…
Key points • I-123 mIBG can be used to image adrenergic receptors in the heart using conventional planar or SPECT imaging. • I-123 mIBG H/M measured from planar or SPECT…
Key points • History, physical examination, 12-lead ECG, and serum markers are useful, but not sufficient, for diagnosing ACS and for risk stratification in the ED. • MPI can be…
Key points • Correct energy window position of the pulse height analyzer should be verified for each detector prior to SPECT acquisition. • Maximal myocardial counts should be identified (usually…
