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Myocardial Ischemia on MPI SPECT in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Without Significant Coronary Artery Disease
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February 2022

Myocardial Ischemia on MPI SPECT in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Without Significant Coronary Artery Disease

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2022;31(1):63-65
DOI: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2020.36035
Chrissa Sioka 1
Aris Bechlioulis 2
Evangelos Ntais 3
Andreas Fotopoulos 1
Sotirios Giannopoulos 3
Eleni Kapsali 4
Christos Katsouras 2
1. University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
2. University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Cardiology, Ioannina, Greece
3. University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Neurology, Ioannina, Greece
4. University Hospital of Ioannina, Department of Hematology, Ioannina, Greece
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Received Date: 26.06.2020
Accepted Date: 18.10.2020
Publish Date: 02.02.2022
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ABSTRACT

Herein, we report the case of a 56-year-old male patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in remission who had asymptomatic myocardial ischemia on myocardial perfusion imaging and transthoracic echocardiography. Angiography did not reveal any significant coronary artery disease. Although the etiology is not entirely clear, this case suggested that myocardial perfusion imaging should be considered in patients with AML who received idarubicin to screen for possible myocardial dysfunction.

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