Items for "myocardial scintigraphy"

Cardiac natriuretic peptides after myocardial infarction: relationship with infarct size, left ventricular function and remodelling assessed by 99mTc-sestamibi gated-single photon emission tomography

Background: The aim of the study was to investigate the potential relationship between A-type (atrial) and B-type (brain) natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP) and infarct size (IS), left ventricular (LV) function and remodelling as assessed by 99m technetium-hexakis-2-methoxy-isobutyl-isonitrile (99mTc-sestamibi) gated-single photon emission tomography (G-SPET).

Methods: Plasma concentrations of ANP and BNP in peripheral blood were measured in 54 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and previous myocardial infarction (MI)...

Keywords: atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, myocardial infarction, myocardial scintigraphy, ventricular remodelling