Detection of coronary artery disease in asymptomatic aircrew members with thallium-201 scintigraphy
Thallium-201 exercise myocardial perfusion scintigraphy was accomplished in 130 aircrew members prior to their undergoing coronary angiography. Most were undergoing cardiac catheterization for an abnormal exercise response to treadmill testing. Of these, 22 men had arteriographic evidence of obstructive coronary disease of at least 50% narrowing in a single vessel. All had abnormal myocardial scintigrams. There were 12 other aviators who had minimal degrees of coronary artery disease with lesions less than 50% as the maximum degree of obstruction. Of these, 8 had abnormal thallium scans showing a perfusion defect in the area of the myocardium, presumably supplied by the diseased coronary artery. Of the 96 men with normal angiograms, only 4 had abnormal myocardial scintigraphy. An abnormal myocardial scintigram was often associated with significant obstructive disease. A normal scan accurately ruled out the presence of high-grade obstructive lesions and missed only four cases of minimal coronary disease. The application of gated thallium myocardial perfusion scans in the practice of aerospace cardiology has important significant applications for followup of therapeutic modalities as well as screening for evidence of myocardial ischemia in apparently healthy aircrew members.
- OSTI ID:
- 5872499
- Journal Information:
- Aviat., Space Environ. Med.; (United States), Vol. 51:11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISCHEMIA
DIAGNOSIS
MYOCARDIUM
SCINTISCANNING
THALLIUM 201
AIRCRAFT
CORONARIES
DIAGNOSTIC USES
EXERCISE
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE
PERFUSED TISSUES
PERSONNEL
RADIONUCLIDE KINETICS
ANIMAL TISSUES
ARTERIES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
HEART
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MUSCLES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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