Identification of Myocardial Damage in Systemic Sclerosis: A Nuclear Cardiology Approach

Figure 1

A patient with SSc showing slight anteroseptal ischemia. Quantitative analyses of perfusion, defect scores, wall motion and thickening showed significant abnormality, which supported abnormality in this region (arrows). Diastolic dysfunction was observed even at resting condition as shown by the blue arrow.