Thallium-201 myocardial SPECT in a patient with mirror-image dextrocardia and left bundle branch block
ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.17, sa.6, ss.503-506, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/bf03006443
- Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.503-506
- Anahtar Kelimeler: thallium-201, myocardial SPECT, mirror image dextrocardia, left bundle branch block, CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY, PROGNOSTIC VALUE, SITUS-INVERSUS, PERFUSION, EXERCISE, ACCURACY, HEART
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
A 53-year-old male patient with a previous diagnosis of situs inversus with mirror-image dextrocardia underwent thallium-201 (Tl-201) stress-redistribution myocardial perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Electrocardiogram (ECG) obtained on right hemithorax revealed constant complete left bundle branch block. Tl-201 stress-redistribution SPECT images revealed abnormal perfusion with reversible ischemia in the anteroseptal, septal and inferoseptal walls. Coronary angiography performed 1 month after SPECT study was normal. This case illustrates that false positive reversible perfusion defects can be seen in patients with mirror-image dextrocardia associated with constant complete left bundle branch block. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mirror-image dextrocardia and constant complete left bundle branch block with false positive Tl-201 SPECT findings.