Abstract:
UNLABELLED:We studied the causative mechanism of ampulla (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. METHODS:We examined 7 patients with ampulla cardiomyopathy by means of coronary angiography, two-dimensional echocardiography and 99Tc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT at the time of emergency admission (acute phase), at 3 to 5 days after the attack (subacute phase) and at 1 month after the attack (chronic phase). The left ventricle was divided into 9 regions on two-dimensional echocardiograms and 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT images, then the degree of abnormalities in each region was scored in four grades from normal (0) to severely abnormal (3). We injected nicorandil into the coronary arteries and determined the elevation in the ST segment before and after administration. RESULTS:Coronary angiography did not show stenotic lesions in any patient. The acute, subacute and chronic phase myocardial perfusion scores on 99mTc-tetrofosmin myocardial SPECT were 11.2 +/- 3.4, 2.7 +/- 2.3 and 0.4 +/- 0.5, respectively, and wall motion scores on echocardiograms were 13.0 +/- 3.6, 4.4 +/- 2.2 and 0.6 +/- 0.6, respectively, indicating improvement in all scores during the subacute phase (p < 0.01). The elevation in the ST segment (mm) on the electrocardiogram was improved from 8.3 +/- 2.7 to 4.9 +/- 1.9 after the administration of nicorandil (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION:These findings indicated that coronary microvascular spasm is one causative mechanism of ampulla cardiomyopathy.
journal_name
Ann Nucl Medjournal_title
Annals of nuclear medicineauthors
Ito K,Sugihara H,Kawasaki T,Yuba T,Doue T,Tanabe T,Adachi Y,Katoh S,Azuma A,Nakagawa Mdoi
10.1007/BF02988242subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-08-01 00:00:00pages
351-5issue
4eissn
0914-7187issn
1864-6433journal_volume
15pub_type
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