Cardiac adrenergic nerve function in patients with cardiac syndrome X

Antonio Di Monaco, Isabella Bruno, Maria Lucia Calcagni, Roberto Nerla, Priscilla Lamendola, Lucy Barone, Giancarla Scalone, Roberto Mollo, Ilaria Coviello, A Bagnato, Alfonso Sestito, Alessandro Giordano, Gaetano Antonio Lanza, Filippo Crea

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Abstract

We previously found a severe impairment of cardiac uptake of I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), an analogue of norepinephrine, on myocardial scintigraphy in a small group of patients with cardiac syndrome X (CSX), suggesting a dysfunction of cardiac adrenergic nerve fibres. In this study, we assessed the consistency of these previous findings in a larger group of these patients.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)151-156
Numero di pagine6
RivistaJournal of Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume11
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2010

Keywords

  • 3-Iodobenzylguanidine
  • Adrenergic Fibers
  • Aged
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Coronary Circulation
  • Female
  • Heart
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microcirculation
  • Microvascular Angina
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Sympathetic Nervous System
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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