[The findings of radionuclide angiocardiography in acute viral myocarditis].

ABSTRACT

Left ventricular function, both systolic and diastolic, was examined in 16 normal subjects and 62 patients of acute viral myocarditis with radionuclide angiocardiography. The results of patients as compared with those of normal showed that left ventricular ejection fraction, the peak ejection rate, the peak filling rate, the relative stroke volume and the relative cardiac output were lower (P less than 0.01 - 0.05). The phase angle from phase analysis was wider (P less than 0.01). Hypokinesia was noted by the observation of left ventricular wall motion 57 of 62 cases correlated well relative with the reduction left ventricular ejection fraction. Hypokinesia of left ventricular wall motion seems to be a more sensitive index than decrease of left ventricular ejection fraction for the diagnosis of acute viral myocarditis.