123I-BMIPP single-photon emission computed tomography for diagnosing chest pain in patients with nonobstructive coronary angiograms: Takotsubo or vasospasm?
Yuta SekoKenichi SasakiTakao KatoMoriaki InokoPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
The decreased 123I-BMIPP uptake, while having normal perfusion, in the correspondent coronary artery territory is caused by a delayed metabolic recovery after the recovery of perfusion. This phenomenon termed ischemic memory can clearly differentiate vasospastic angina from other chest pain syndromes.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- contrast enhanced
- computed tomography
- pulmonary artery
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cerebral ischemia
- positron emission tomography
- working memory
- magnetic resonance
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- brain injury
- pulmonary hypertension
- solid state