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Vol. 35. Issue 1.
Pages 42-45 (January - February 2016)
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Vol. 35. Issue 1.
Pages 42-45 (January - February 2016)
Clinical note
Pronounced alterations in T-wave morphology during dipyridamole-induced ischemia
Marcadas alteraciones en la morfología de la onda T asociadas a la isquemia inducida por dipiridamol
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F. Ferrando-Castagnettoa,b,
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federico.ferrando@gmail.com

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, R. Ricca-Malladaa, R. Ferrando-Castagnettob
a Departamento de Cardiología, Centro Cardiovascular Universitario, Hospital de Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
b Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Centro Asistencial del Sindicato Médico, Montevideo, Uruguay
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The case describes a 77-year-old woman with multivessel coronary disease exhibiting marked changes of T-wave morphology induced by dipyridamole, an unusual finding in which the diagnostic accuracy in this clinical context is uncertain. Gated-SPECT imaging demonstrated severe ischemia extending through inferior and posterolateral regions of the left ventricle with normal motility and contractile function in response to vasodilator stress. Possible underlying mechanisms and clinical implications of observed electrocardiographic changes are discussed. T-loop modifications during vasodilator stress SPECT and correlation of these changes with the amount of ischemic injury need further evaluation.

Keywords:
T-wave
Dipyridamole
Ischemia
Loop
99mTc-MIBI SPECT
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Describimos el caso de una mujer de 77 años portadora de enfermedad coronaria multivaso que exhibe marcados cambios en la morfología de la onda T durante la infusión de dipiridamol, un hallazgo inusual cuya exactitud diagnóstica es incierta en este contexto clínico. Las imágenes de SPECT gatillado (SPECT sincronizado con el ECG, Gated SPECT) evidenciaron la presencia de isquemia severa en regiones inferoposterior y posterolateral del ventrículo izquierdo con comportamiento normal de la motilidad y la función contráctil en respuesta al estrés vasodilatador. A propósito del caso se discuten los posibles mecanismos subyacentes y las implicaciones clínicas de los cambios electrocardiográficos observados. Las modificaciones del bucle-T durante la SPECT sensibilizada con vasodilatadores y su correlación con la magnitud (quantum) de miocardio isquémico merecen ser evaluadas.

Palabras clave:
Onda T
Dipiridamol
Isquemia
Bucle
99mTc-MIBI SPECT

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