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The importance of time for the evaluation of viability by SPECT

Authors: Aldo Hugo Santoyo-Saavedra, MD, Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, PhD, Jorge Luis Bermudez-Gonzalez, MD, Miguel Ángel Gonzalez-Hernandez, MD, Mauricio García-Cárdenas, MD, Nadia Canseco-León, MD, José Antonio Luna-Álvarez-Amezquita, MD, Juan Ignacio Straface, MD, Arantza Marie Perez-Partida, MD, Erick Alexanderson-Rosas, MD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 3/2023

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A 67-year-old male who consulted for chest pain of two days’ evolution, which was partially resolved with analgesics. A twelve-lead electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in leads V1 to V5 and increased troponin-I and NT-proBNP. The diagnosis of non-reperfused STEMI was made (Figure 1). …

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Title: The importance of time for the evaluation of viability by SPECT
Authors: Aldo Hugo Santoyo-Saavedra, MD
Nilda Espinola-Zavaleta, PhD
Jorge Luis Bermudez-Gonzalez, MD
Miguel Ángel Gonzalez-Hernandez, MD
Mauricio García-Cárdenas, MD
Nadia Canseco-León, MD
José Antonio Luna-Álvarez-Amezquita, MD
Juan Ignacio Straface, MD
Arantza Marie Perez-Partida, MD
Erick Alexanderson-Rosas, MD
Publication date: 01-03-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-022-02934-5

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