SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Diagnosis of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy- Case Series and Literature Review

Authors

  • Sharmin Quddus Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (INMAS), NIDCH Campus, Mohakhali.
  • Tapati Mandal National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.
  • Sharmin Reza National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.
  • Nasreen Sultana National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.
  • Rahima Parveen National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.
  • Urnus Islam National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.
  • Sadia Sultana National Institute of Nuclear Medicine &Allied Sciences (NINMAS), BSMMU Campus , Shahbag.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v27i1.71520

Keywords:

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

Abstract

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) is a subtype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in which hypertrophy mostly affects the apex of the left ventricle, resulting in mid-ventricular obstruction. The diagnosis is usually made when the LV apex has an apical wall thickness of ≥ 15 mm in echocardiography, though sometimes it is missed due to the poor acoustic window in two-dimensional echocardiography. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography-Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (SPECT-MPI) can often detect apical hypertrophy. The apical hypertrophy was identified by SPECT-MPI in the reported three cases, which were not previously diagnosed by echocardiography.

Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 27(1): 100-106, 2024

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Published

2024-06-23

How to Cite

Quddus, S., Mandal, T., Reza, S., Sultana, N., Parveen, R., Islam, U., & Sultana, S. (2024). SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Diagnosis of Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy- Case Series and Literature Review. Bangladesh Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 27(1), 100–106. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjnm.v27i1.71520

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Case Reports

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