Time course of thallium-201 redistribution after transient myocardial ischemia

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Circulation; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.61.4.791· OSTI ID:6058004

Beller, G A; Watson, D D; Ackell, P; Pohost, G M

The mechanism and time course of thallium-201 (/sup 201/Tl) redistribution after transient myocardial ischemia was investigated in 27 anesthetized dogs given 1.5 mCi of /sup 201/Tl intravenously 10 minutes after occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Coronary reperfusion (RP) was accomplished 10 minutes after /sup 201/Tl administration. Transmural myocardial biopsies were obtained in situ from normal (N) and ischemic (IS) regions during occlusion and 5 minutes (four dogs), 20 minutes (eight dogs), 90 minutes (six dogs), 4 hours (five dogs) and 6 hours (four dogs) after RP. There was a twofold rise in /sup 201/Tl activity (counts/10 min/mg) in the IS region after only 5 minutes of reflow with as yet no detectable change in /sup 201/Tl concentration in the N zone. In dogs undergoing 90 minutes of RP, /sup 201/Tl activity was 700 +- 150 (SEM) in the IS zone during occlusion and markedly increased (p < 0.001) to 3200 +- 100 at 90 minutes of reflow. During this period /sup 201/T1 activity in the N region decreased only slightly, from 7000 +- 800 to 6000 +- 450 (NS). In dogs that underwent 6 hours of RP, /sup 201/Tl activity in the IS zone increased from 1700 +- 500 during occlusion to 3300 +- 200 (p < 0.001) after RP. In this group, bbaTl activity in the N zone +- 1200 to 3900 +- 400 over the 6 hours of reflow, reflecting the magnitude of thallium washout after ischemia. This near-equalization of /sup 201/Tl activity between N and IS zones was already apparent by 4 hours of RP. These data indicate that /sup 201/Tl redistribution after transient myocardial ischemia is related to both delayed accumulation of /sup 201/Tl into ischemic myocardial segments and to a more rapid washout of the radionuclide from normal segments.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
• OSTI ID: 6058004
• Journal Information: Circulation; (United States), Journal Name: Circulation; (United States) Vol. 61:4; ISSN CIRCA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
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ISCHEMIA
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
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MYOCARDIUM
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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