PMID: 9194082May 1, 1997Paper

Kawasaki disease evaluated by two-dimensional echocardiogram and dipyridamole 201Tl-chloride myocardial SPET

Nuclear Medicine Communications
C H TsaiW J Shih

Abstract

Kawasaki disease (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) is a disease of unknown aetiology that affects infants and children, with most patients having myocardial involvement. To evaluate the incidence and nature of myocardial involvement, 30 patients with Kawasaki disease underwent both dipyridamole 201Tl-chloride myocardial single photon emission tomography (SPET) and two-dimensional echocardiography (2D-Echo), which were performed within 7 days of each other. The SPET image of 15 of 30 (50%) patients showed 27 segments with myocardial perfusion abnormalities: 6 patients had one or more segments showing redistribution; 6 patients had both one or more segments of reverse redistribution and redistribution; 2 patients had reverse redistribution; and one patient had one redistribution and one fixed defect. Eight of 15 (53.3%) SPET abnormalities included reverse redistribution. Of 15 patients with positive SPET, 13 were male (age 0.3-12 years, mean = 3.55) and 2 were female (age 3-4 years, mean = 3.5). The interval between the onset of disease and SPET ranged from 1 to 594 weeks. Of the 15 patients with a negative SPET, 10 were male (age 0.4-6 years, mean = 2.08) and 5 were female (age 0.2-5 years, mean = 1.8). The interval between th...Continue Reading

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May 20, 1998·Journal of Nuclear Cardiology : Official Publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology·J A Arrighi, R Soufer
Sep 30, 2005·Pediatrics International : Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society·Yuichi IshikawaShigeyuki Echigo

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