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Iodine-123 BMIPP scintigraphy in the evaluation of patients with heart failure.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To investigate whether cardiac parameters obtained by I-123 15-(p-iodophenyl)-3-methyl pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP, a radioactive fatty acid analogue) myocardial scintigraphy are useful as indicators of disease severity and predictors of cardiac events in congestive heart failure (CHF).
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
Thirty-two CHF patients (functional class: 17 in NYHA II and 15 in NYHA III at the time of this study) were compared with 18 normal control subjects. Myocardial scintigraphy was performed 15 min and 3 hours after I-123 BMIPP injection. The heart-to-mediastinum count ratio of I-123 BMIPP on the initial (H/Mi) and delayed (H/Md) images and the washout rate (WR) were calculated.
RESULTS:
Both H/Mi and H/Md were lower in CHF than in controls (H/Mi 1.96+/-0.18 vs. 2.30+/-0.29; H/Md 1.72+/-0.15 vs. 1.97+/-0.21; both P<0.001), but WR was higher in CHF than in controls (WR (%) 23.7+/-5.7 vs. 18.2+/-6.0, P<0.01). Both H/Mi (R = 0.42, P<0.05) and H/Md (R = 0.45, P<0.05) correlated positively with the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF), estimated by echocardiography. The WR correlated positively with the plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level (R = 0.47, P<0.01). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed an earlier CHF progression for patients with a lower H/Mi (<1.94).
CONCLUSION:
Myocardial metabolic abnormality evaluated by I-123 BMIPP scintigraphy is related to the severity of CHF. Furthermore, it may be useful as a predictor for cardiac events.
AuthorsI Nakae, S Matsuo, T Koh, K Mitsunami, M Horie
JournalActa radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (Acta Radiol) Vol. 47 Issue 8 Pg. 810-6 (Oct 2006) ISSN: 0284-1851 [Print] England
PMID17050361 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Fatty Acids
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodobenzenes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • iodofiltic acid
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Fatty Acids
  • Female
  • Heart Failure (diagnostic imaging)
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Iodobenzenes
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain (blood)
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals

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