Rest thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging in a patient with leukaemic infiltration of the heart

A. Cahid Civelek; Jeffrey A. Brinker; Edwaldo E. Camargo; Jonathan M. Links; Henry N. Wagner

doi:10.1007/BF00175145

Rest thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging in a patient with leukaemic infiltration of the heart

A. Cahid Civelek, Jeffrey A. Brinker, Edwaldo E. Camargo, Jonathan M. Links, Henry N. Wagner

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Abstract

Despite the high incidence of leukaemic infiltration of the heart, only 8 cases of atrioventricular block due to leukaemia have been reported in the literature. Improvement in the heart block associated with disappearance of the leukaemic infiltrate has not been reported. A rest thallium-201 study was used in a 65-year-old man to demonstrate leukaemic infiltration of the heart which was associated with complete heart block. After chemotherapy, when the tumour burden was reduced and the leukaemia in remission, his heart block resolved, and a follow-up thallium scan was normal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	306-308
Number of pages	3
Journal	European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175145
State	Published - Apr 1 1992

Keywords

Leukaemia
Reversible complete heart block
Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion scintigraphy

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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