Depiction of the discrepancy between fatty-acid metabolism and myocardial perfusion in takotsubo cardiomyopathy using dedicated cardiac semiconductor gamma camera

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Nov 15:223:161-162. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.165. Epub 2016 Aug 9.

¹ Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: matsumoto.naoya@nihon-u.ac.jp.
³ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: CZT; Dual isotope imaging; Gamma camera; Semiconductor; Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Publication types

Aged
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography / methods
Fatty Acids* / analysis
Fatty Acids* / metabolism
Female
Gamma Cameras
Humans
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
Myocardium* / metabolism
Myocardium* / pathology
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography* / instrumentation
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / diagnosis
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / metabolism
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* / physiopathology