The findings of radionuclide angiocardiography in acute viral myocarditis

Left ventricular function, both systolic and diastolic, was examined in 16 normal subjects and 62 patients of acute viral myocarditis with radionuclide angiocardiography. The results of patients as compared with those of normal showed that left ventricular ejection fraction, the peak ejection rate,...

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Published inChung-hua nei kʿo tsa chih Vol. 28; no. 5; p. 281
Main Authors Shan, Y F, Zhao, H Y, Yang, Y Z
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.05.1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocarditis - diagnostic imaging
Myocarditis - physiopathology
Radionuclide Angiography
Stroke Volume
Technetium
Virus Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Virus Diseases - physiopathology
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Summary:Left ventricular function, both systolic and diastolic, was examined in 16 normal subjects and 62 patients of acute viral myocarditis with radionuclide angiocardiography. The results of patients as compared with those of normal showed that left ventricular ejection fraction, the peak ejection rate, the peak filling rate, the relative stroke volume and the relative cardiac output were lower (P less than 0.01 - 0.05). The phase angle from phase analysis was wider (P less than 0.01). Hypokinesia was noted by the observation of left ventricular wall motion 57 of 62 cases correlated well relative with the reduction left ventricular ejection fraction. Hypokinesia of left ventricular wall motion seems to be a more sensitive index than decrease of left ventricular ejection fraction for the diagnosis of acute viral myocarditis.
ISSN:0578-1426