| Literature DB >> 8062852 |
E M Dudzic1, B S Sridhara, A Lahiri.
Abstract
It has been well documented that it is not uncommon for a thallium-201 perfusion defect to develop or become more evident on delayed exercise thallium scintigraphic imaging, as compared with the initial image immediately following stress. The pathophysiology and clinical significance of the phenomenon are currently unclear. Literature on this subject is reviewed, and it is concluded that reverse redistribution of 201Tl in the post-myocardial infarction patient is indeed a "fact". In this context it represents a low-risk condition and may imply successful thrombolysis, patent infarct-related coronary artery, improved wall motion at the infarct site and retained myocardial viability in that segment.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8062852 DOI: 10.1007/bf00171422
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Nucl Med ISSN: 0340-6997