Author |
배상균(Sang Kyun Bae),이동수(Dong Soo Lee),오병희(Byung Hee Oh),정준기(June Key Chung),이명묵(Myoung Mook Lee),박영배(Young Bae Park),이명철(Myung Chul Lee),서정돈(Jung Don Seo),이영우(Young Woo Lee),고창순(Chang Soon Koh), |
Abstract |
To evaluate the usefulness and differences in
diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) between men
and women of intravenous dipyridamole Tc-99m-MIBI
myocardial SPECT, we obtained Tc-99m-MIBI myocardial
SPECT and compared with the findings of coronary
angiographies. Ninety eight male and 37 female patients
who underwent dipyridamole Tc-99m- MIBI myocardial
imaging within one month of cardiac catheterization
were studied. Scans were considered abnormal if
perfusion defect was detected and the defect size was
more than 12% for left anterior descending artery (LAD)
and circumflex(LCX) and 8% for right coronary artery
(RCA) territories. Lesions≥50% luminal diameter
narrowing were considered significant CAD. Overall
sensitivity for detection of CAD was 94.3% in men and
96.4% in women; specificity was 70% in men and 52.6% in
women (P=not significant, ns). Vessel-matched
sensitivity was 75.3% in men and 72.7% in women (P=ns);
specificity was 84.6% in men and 67.9% in women (P
〈0.025). For individual coronary artery, the
sensitivity in men and women was 87.7%, 81.8% for LAD;
78%, 83.3% for RCA and 52.2%, 46.7% for LCX (P=ns); the
specificity was 80%, 40% for LAD (P〈0.01), 82.5%,
68.4% for RCA, 88.9%, 86.4% for LCX (P=ns). The
hemodynamic parameter after intravenous dipyridamole in
men and women were significantly changed; the heart
rate was increased and systolic, diastolic blood
pressure was decreased. Adverse effects were reported
in 58.8% of men and 72.7% in women (P=ns). The
incidence of chest pain and headache were higher in
women. There was no significant difference in the
incidences of nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, facial
flushing, dyspnea. In conclusion, dipyridamole Tc-99m-
MIBI myocardial SPECT is a safe, noninvasive test for
evaluation of CAD. There was no gender difference to
detect CAD, but more false-positive rate in women
especially in the territory of LAD. |