Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4248855 | Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We present the case of a 42-year-old premenopausal woman, smoker, with a history of hypertension, cholecystectomy and lupus for 23Â years, treated with NSAID, steroids and antimalarial drugs. The patient consulted due to chest pain on moderate efforts. Due to the suspicion of ischemic heart disease, a cardiology study was initiated, performing a myocardial perfusion SPECT. This revealed an intense and extensive anterolateral perfusion defect, with very light reperfusion in rest images, consistent with the diagnosis of acute infarction in the apical region and ischemia in the territory of the left anterior descending artery, which was confirmed later by cardiac catheterization.
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Authors
A. Bogdan Ciobotaru, M.C. Pombo PasÃn, M. Garrido Pumar, J. DÃaz Garel, V. Pubul Núñez, A. Ruibal Morell,