Previous MI with no intervention
Teaching Case Visit Teaching Case
Case presentation:
- Female.
- 68 y.o.
- Recent acute MI (3 weeks) with no intervention.
- Discharged with medical treatment.
- Shortness of breath and chest discomfort.
- ECG: Atrial fibrillation, complete arrhythmia, Q in V3-V5.
- The patient underwent a stress/rest myocardial SPECT study with 99mTc-MIBI and dipyridamole.
Teaching points:
- Non-invasive functional imaging is indicated after AMI for risk stratification and treatment guidance.
- Inducible ischemia, depressed LVEF and arrhythmias are key prognostic factors and should be addressed promptly in order to decrease the risk for future cardiac events.
- Complete arrhythmias (especially due to atrial fibrillation) can interfere with gated acquisition, difficulting the evaluation of LVEF and wall motion.