Dobutamine stress PET/CT for assessment of hemodynamic significance of coronary myocardial bridges

J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Jun;29(3):1447-1451. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02759-8. Epub 2021 Aug 5.

Abstract

Myocardial bridges are common and often benign, but can cause hemodynamically significant obstruction of blood flow with stress. Dobutamine stress positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) is a powerful tool for non-invasively assessing for ischemia. We present a case of using dobutamine stress PET/CT to determine the significance of a myocardial bridge.

Keywords: Dobutamine; Myocardial ischemia and infarction; PET.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Vessels
  • Dobutamine*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Substances

  • Dobutamine