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Ventriculography confirmed a global severe reduction of the systolic function (EF 28%) and apical hyperkinesis and severe dysfunction of the basal segments; (a) diastole, (b) systole.
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Ventriculography confirmed a severe reduction of the systolic function (EF 28%) and showed apical hyperkinesis and severe dysfunction of the midsegments with initial recovery of the basal segments (Figure 1); on the contrary, the angiographic study did not show any coronary lesions, despite a slow flow in the left coronary artery.
SPECT images showing a decreased myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake in the whole left ventricle.
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The early SPECT images showed a decreased myocardial 123I-MIBG uptake in the whole LV with an increased washout in the late images (Figure 2).