Noninvasive assessment of coronary collaterals in man by PET perfusion imaging
- Univ. of Texas Medical School, Houston (USA)
At present, coronary collateralization cannot be identified or assessed noninvasively in patients. In animal studies, coronary collaterals are associated with coronary steal, defined as a regional fall in perfusion during coronary arteriolar vasodilation. To determine the effect of coronary arteriolar vasodilation on collateral bed perfusion in man, myocardial perfusion imaging was performed before and after pharmacologic coronary vasodilation in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). Regional myocardial activity of {sup 82}Rb or {sup 13}N ammonia was measured by positron emission tomography (PET) at rest and with intravenous dipyridamole/handgrip stress in 28 patients with angiographic collaterals and in 25 control patients with similar CAD severity by quantitative arteriography. Regional myocardial activity decreased after dipyridamole, indicating coronary steal, in 25 of 28 patients with angiographic collaterals and in only 4 of 25 control patients without angiographic collaterals. These findings suggest that developed collaterals are associated with myocardial steal in patients with CAD, allowing potential use of PET for non-invasive identification of coronary collateralization.
- OSTI ID:
- 7137607
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 31:3; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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