Simultaneous assessment of left ventricular perfusion and function with technetium-99m sestamibi after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Abstract This study examined the left ventricular perfusion and EF by using simultaneous SPECT and first-pass radionuclide angiography with technetium 99m sestamibi in 95 patients after uncomplicated coronary artery bypass grafting. The patients were divided into those with normal EF and no previous myocardial infarction before surgery (group 1, n = 57), and those with abnormal EF or infarction (group 2, n = 38). The SPECT images were normal in 37 patients in group 1 and in 6 patients in group 2 ( p p p r = −0.44, p p