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Table 3 Cardiac SPECT and CT findings

From: Diagnostic performance of hybrid cardiac SPECT/CT imaging for patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy

 

TC (n = 11)

ACS (n = 11)

P value

Cardiac SPECT

 SMDS

5 (3–7)

8 (4–16)

0.216

 A-MDS

3 (2–6)

3 (1–7)

0.567

 NA-MDS

0 (0–2)

5 (3–7)

0.022

 SBDS

10 (8–12)

18 (9–24)

0.354

 A-BDS

8 (5–11)

7 (2–10)

0.386

 NA-BDS

0 (0–5)

9 (6–13)

0.022

 SMS

5 (3–7)

6 (3–8)

0.531

 A-MS

3 (2–6)

1 (1–3)

0.136

 NA-MS

0 (0–2)

3 (2–6)

0.080

ECG-gated cardiac SPECT

 LVEF (%)

69 (54–74)

62 (43–71)

0.503

 LVEDV (ml)

69 (62–83)

93 (58–119)

0.497

 LVESV (ml)

23 (16–39)

35 (20–65)

0.460

 A-%WT

48 (32–56)

48 (27–57)

0.546

 NA-%WT

39 (28–45)

28 (21–44)

0.302

Cardiac CT

 CAD (none/1VD/2VD/3VD)

7/2/1/1

5/3/1/2

0.900

 LAD stenosis

3 (27%)

3 (27%)

1.000

 Dx stenosis

1 (9%)

3 (27%)

0.586

 LCX stenosis

1 (9%)

5 (45%)

0.149

 RCA stenosis

2 (18%)

3 (36%)

1.000

  1. SMDS Summed MIBI defect score, A-MDS Apical MIBI defect score, NA-MDS Non-apical MIBI defect score, SBDS Summed BMIPP defect score, A-BDS Apical BMIPP defect score, NA-BDS Non-apical BMIPP defect score, SMS Summed mismatch score, A-MS Apical mismatch score, NA-MS Non-apical mismatch score, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEDV Left ventricular end-diastolic volume, LVESV Left ventricular end-systolic volume, A-%WT Apical % wall thickening, NA-%WT Non-apical % wall thickening, CAD Coronary artery disease, VD Vessel disease