Case 32

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Case 32

A 65-year-old male with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplant underwent adenosine stress perfusion imaging as part of his preoperative evaluation.

Heart rate changed from 78 to 89 beats/min, and blood pressure from 182/86 to 148/69 mm Hg.

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Results show normal stress and rest perfusion imaging with left ventricular ejection fraction of 60%. Incidentally, a very large spleen is seen in raw images.

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Case 32

A 65-year-old male with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplant underwent adenosine stress perfusion imaging as part of his preoperative evaluation.

Heart rate changed from 78 to 89 beats/min, and blood pressure from 182/86 to 148/69 mm Hg.

(Fig. 1a)

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