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Case report
Diffuse breast uptake of technetium-99m tetrofosmin during myocardial perfusion imaging in a lactating mother
  1. Muhammad Taha Khan1 and
  2. Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan2
  1. 1Cardiac Electrophysiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan
  2. 2Cardiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan; fatehali.tipoo{at}aku.edu

Abstract

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a useful modality to rule out myocardial ischaemia in patients presenting with chest pain. In nursing mothers imaging with radioisotope is usually avoided but under certain circumstances it is unavoidable. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with chest pain, who underwent MPI for assessment of ischaemia. The scan showed anterior artefact due to diffuse breast uptake in both the breasts, as the patient was a lactating mother. The case highlights the importance of breast uptake of radioisotope in the lactating mother on MPI and the necessary steps which need to be taken if radiotracer is injected into a lactating woman.

  • ischaemic heart disease
  • cardiovascular system
  • safety

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-236770

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MTK: took consent and drafted the initial draft of case report. FAT: supervising faculty for patient management and drafted the final draft and corresponding author.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.