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Nuclear Cardiology andHeart Failure
in the Multimodality Arena
Nuclear Cardiology andHeart Failure
in the Multimodality Arena
Ioannis V. Vassiliadis, MD, Ph.D, FESC, FACC, FASNCDirector in Cardiology, Athens Euroclinic Hospital
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• Despite improvement in health care systems morbidity and mortality remainhigh.
• The use of imaging techniques for patients with heart failure has evolvedsubstantially over the years. There is a need to identify imaging approachesthat have a positive impact on therapy decisions, patient outcomes andcosts.
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Heart Failure represents the final commonpathway for most forms of heart disease .
Question to be answered in a particularpatient
• Ischemic vs non-ischemic etiology• Selection of therapy :Medical, intervention ,
viability indication for revascularization• Selection of candidates to device Therapy
CRT/ICD• Risk stratification
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1) to determine the impact of emerging imaging strategies, on relevant clinical outcomes anddecision making in patients with HF
2) to establish standardization quality assurance (QA) measures and central databases in order toachieve reliable outcome driven research
3) to apply this as a platform for evaluation of new and emerging imaging biomarkers in HF.
OBJECTIVES
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F. Caobelli, F.Bengel, J Nuc Cardiol 2015
The many Faces of Nuclear Cardiology in HF
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Nuclear Cardiology in Heart Failure can be used:
TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF HF1. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability2. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF3. Cardiac innervation – mIBG planar and SPECT4. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging
TO ASSESS OR MONITOR THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL OR INTERVENTIONAL Tx
EMERGING APPLICATIONS OF SPECT-
1. Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy and to guide2. Resynchronization therapy ands ablation3. Heart transplantation4. Myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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Coronary artery disease is the maincause of heart failure and thatreversibility of LV dysfunction dependson the amount of viable tissue.
Pts with ischemic HF have worseprognosis than those of any etiologybut may show dramatic improvementwith timely revascularization
Guidelines for Heart Failure JACC 1995;26Felker GM. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002,39,210
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Tl-201SPECT STRESS-REST–REINJECTIONIMAGING
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PET- Viability
PARR-2(PET and Recovery Following revascularization–
Phase 2) study, the first large randomized trialusing an FDG-PET–guided approach tomanagement of patients with coronarydisease and severe left ventriculardysfunction.Event rate 36%with standard carevs 30%with PET guided
Beanlands JACC 2007
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gatedPET:LVEF 26%
Courtesy M. Schweiger
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“Large ischemia” involving more than 20% ofthe LV volume
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SPECT in Heart Failure can be used:1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Molecular tissue function (innervation) MIBG planar/SPECT and PET5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment7. Emerging Applications of SPECT-
Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy and to guideresynchronization therapy ands ablationHeart transplantationMyocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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Assessment of ventricular functionin pts with Heart failure
Assessment of ventricular functionin pts with Heart failure
• Selection of patients for coronary arteryby pass surgery
• Detection of other causes of HF• Monitoring of thrombolytic therapy• Measures cardiotoxic effects of drug
treatment e.g. adriamycin
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Role of ECG-Gating for MyocardialPerfusion SPECT
Role of ECG-Gating for MyocardialPerfusion SPECT
Improved diagnosticaccuracy for CAD(less equivocal
results,identification of
attenuation)
Incremental value for risk assessment(global functional parameters)
Enhancedviability
detection(additionalregional
functionalinformation)
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Diagnosis and assessmentof ventricular aneurysm
Diagnosis and assessmentof ventricular aneurysm
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SPECT in Heart Failure can be used:1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Molecular tissue function (innervation) MIBG planar/SPECT and PET5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment7. Emerging Applications of SPECT-
Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy and to guideresynchronization therapy ands ablationHeart transplantationMyocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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Β-receptorSynaptic
cleft
ATP cAMPG-proteins
Nuclear scintigraphy is the only method currently available!
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Υπολογισμός των H/M (heart to mediastinum ratio) και WR(washout rate) με επίπεδες εικόνες MIBG
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H/M Ratio of MIBG Uptake:Measure of Specific to Non-specific Uptake
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ADMIRE-HF Myocardial 123I-mIBG Imaging in HF. Jacobson et al. JACC 2010.
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Regional Myocardial Sympathetic DenervationPredicts the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Arrest in
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy - PAREPET
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SPECT in Heart Failure can be used:1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Molecular tissue function (innervation) MIBG planar/SPECT and PET5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment7. Emerging Applications of SPECT-
Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy and to guideresynchronization therapy ands ablationHeart transplantationMyocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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Metabolic SPECT Imaging Tracer: I-123 BMIPPP ( Beta Methyl Iodo Phenyl
Pentadecanoic Acid) Indication : Assess myocardial viability in pts with
ischemic cardiomyopathy combined with a perfusiontracer (TL-201) , creating miss-math images
Image marker: Uptake and redistribution with longresidence time in the myokardium
Metabolic stunning memory: Depicts an ischemicevents in the detection of chest pain syndrome in theER that can be imaged later
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SPECT Cardiac Imaging can be used:
1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Molecular tissue function (innervation) – mIBG planar and SPECT5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. F/u post heart transplantation7. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment8. Emerging Applications of SPECT- Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular
cardiomyopathy and to guide resynchronization therapy• Myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging• Image-guided VT ablation
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C-11 HED: Reinnervation of Neuronal Fibers that areCut During Heart Transplantation
CT(left) /SPECT-MIBG(right) imaging of aheterotopic transplant.No uptake intransplanted heart ,mild uptake in thenativeKennethSK. J Heart Lung Transplant 2006
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SPECT in Heart Failure can be used:
1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Cardiac innervation – mIBG planar and SPECT5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. F/u post heart transplantation7. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment8. Emerging applications of SPECT• Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy• Image-guided VT ablation and resynchronization therapy• Myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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123I-MIBG in congestive heart failure:effect of enalapril
123I-MIBG in congestive heart failure:effect of enalapril
before 6 weeks treatment
Somsen et al, Heart 1996;76:218-22
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SPECT in Heart Failure can be used:
1. To diagnose the cause of HF2. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability3. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF4. Cardiac innervation – mIBG planar and SPECT5. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging6. F/u post heart transplantation7. To assess or monitor the impact of medical or interventional treatment8. Emerging applications of SPECT• Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy• Image-guided VT ablation and resynchronization therapy• Myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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Arrhythmiogenic Right VentricularCardiomyoparthy
The high probability of exercise-induced tachyarrhythmia orsudden cardiac death and its affinity to catecholamine effectconstitutes a strong indication of the sympathetic nervesystem contribution to the pathophysiology ofarrhythmogenesis
MIBG - SPECT και C-11 HED - PET provide evidence ofsegmental or global absence (defects) of sympatheticinnervation with reduce uptake and storage ofcatecholamines at pre-synaptic receptors of the left ventricleas well as diminution of beta meta-synaptic receptors.
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Integration of 3-D Scar Models fromThallium SPECT to Guide VT Ablation
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Results - mIBG GuidedSuccessful Ablation sites
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Myocardial Sympathetic Innervation andLong-Term LV Mechanical Unloading
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SPECT/CT Images of Over-expressedHuman ACE Mutant Transgenic Rat
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Novel Imaging Targets of Local MyocardialSurface RAS for Exploratory Translation
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Conclusions It is fair to say that no one modality at the moment can answer every
question we may have in this situation in one sitting Nuclear Cardiology Imaging can be used for the stratification of pts with
HF of CAD or CM origin and the assessment of treatment strategies Together with myocardial perfusion, imaging, cardiac sympathetic
function, provides information on the extent of regional cardiacdenervation which is often larger than that of ischemia/scar
Emerging applications such as molecular imaging of SPECT such asdetection of arhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy , image-guidedVT ablation and resynchronization therapy, heart transplantationprograms and myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging is expected to gainmore widespread clinical use.
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Unsettled issues regarding viability andprognosis
Does revascularization improve survival inpts with viable myocardium compared tomedical therapy?
The annual mortality was significantly lower inthose treated with revascularization (3.2%) thanthose treated medically (16%) irrespective of thediagnostic technique used
Does viability assessment improveselection of pts with LV dysfx forrevascularization?
Pts with viable myocardium undergoingrevascularization the annual mortality rate was3.2% compared to 7.7% in those withoutviability. Hence non-invasive evaluation iscrucial
Is improved oucomes afterrevascularization related to theimprovement of LV fx?
Lack of data addressing link between post-opimproved LV fx and improvement insurvival. STICH trial started 2002 will givethe answer in 2008!!!.
Bonow R. Ed.JACC 2002;39 Allman KC. JACC 2002;39
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Results – Innervation Defect andVoltage Scar –
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Results - Successful Ablation sites-
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McMurray J. Eur J Heart Fail 2012;14:803–869.
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BIOMARKERS: ST2 and galectin. Knowledge of the biomarker in general leads to no specific decision and thus is of verylimited clinical valueUdelson J. J Nucl Cardiol 2015;22:975–9.
CTA: CT-based assessment of FFR is an exciting development for evaluation of CAD, but it has not been studied in thesetting of HF and systolic dysfunction, and its correlation with downstream tissue viability—which is what we really needto know—is unknown.Min JK, . JAMA 2012;308:1237-45.
STRESS ECHO: The performance of stress echocardiography for detection of CAD in the setting of baseline abnormalitiesof regional or global function is modest as they point out. Techniques such as strain imaging, while of great interestpathophysiologically from an academic standpoint, have no clear practical implication in HF setting.Mullens W, Circulation 2009;119:62-70, Santos M, Circ Heart Fail 2015
NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY: SPECT stress/rest imaging like echocardiography has modest performance for detectingCAD in the setting of HF but has high negative predictive value to rule out extensive CAD likely related directly to thecardiomyopathic state. SPECT and PET techniques for assessing viability and potential benefit of revascularization havea solid literature base and have been widely used for that purposeCaobelli F, J Nucl Cardiol 2015, Soman P, J Nucl Cardiol 2009;16:82-91
MOLECULAR NUCLEAR IMAGING : Imaging sympathetic innervation is theoretically attractive to potentially assessarrhythmic risk and perhaps guide ICD decisions as they suggest, but none of the data published to date are adequatelypowered to enable identification of low risk patients with sufficient confidence to allow a decision not to implant an ICD insomeone who otherwise has a clinical indication,Wessler BS, J Nucl Med 2015;56:20S-4S.
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1) to determine the impact of emerging imaging strategies, on relevant clinical outcomes anddecision making in patients with HF
2) to establish standardization quality assurance (QA) measures and central databases in order toachieve reliable outcome driven research
3) to apply this as a platform for evaluation of new and emerging imaging biomarkers in HF.
OBJECTIVES
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Level II ProjectICD: (Scar/Viability), (HED/MIBG)CRT: (Dysynchrony-Lateral scar-Metabolic reserve)
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MYOCARDIAL VIABILITYMYOCARDIAL VIABILITY
“More than 50% of Q wave infarct regions on ECG,or of segments with persistent defects on TL-201scintigraphy or asynergy in ventriculography, haveresidual metabolic activity indicative of viablemyocardium”.
Marschall RC et al. Circulation 67:766, 1983Tamaki N et al. Eur. J. Nuc. Med. 11:246,1985Tillisch J et al. N. Engl. J. Med. 314:884, 1986
Brunken R et al. Circulation 73:951, 1986
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What SPECT can do?
ISCHEMIC CASCADE
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Information provided byradionuclide ventriculography
studies in pts with heart failure
Information provided byradionuclide ventriculography
studies in pts with heart failure
• Left and right ventricular function• Volume of ventricular cavities• Regional wall contraction
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Nuclear Cardiology in Heart Failure can be used:
TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF HF1. To detect myocardial ischemia/viability2. To diagnose the severity of LV systolic and diastolic dysfunction in HF3. Cardiac innervation – mIBG planar and SPECT4. To asses metabolism with free fatty acid imaging
TO ASSESS OR MONITOR THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL OR INTERVENTIONAL Tx
EMERGING APPLICATIONS OF SPECT-
1. Detection of arrythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy and to guide2. Resynchronization therapy ands ablation3. Heart transplantation4. Myocardial ACE and AT1R imaging
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RNA MEASUREMENTSRNA MEASUREMENTS
1. Ejection fraction2. Wall motion abnormalities3. Volumes4. Diastolic function indices5. Dimensions
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Differences in pathophysiologic substrate ofimaging modalities to detect viability
SPECT imaging reflects intracellular processes ,detecting the anatomic and functional integrityof cardiomiocytes membrane which transportskations
DES assesses ventricular contractile reserve PET images blood flow and metabolism MRI hyperenhancement identifies scarred
myocardium
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Assessment of ventricular functionin pts with Heart failure
Assessment of ventricular functionin pts with Heart failure
• Selection of patients for coronary arteryby pass surgery
• Monitoring of thrombolytic therapy• Measures cardiotoxic effects of drug
treatment e.g. adriamycin
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RNA MEASUREMENTSRNA MEASUREMENTS
1. Ejection fraction2. Wall motion abnormalities3. Volumes4. Diastolic function indices5. Dimensions
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Diagnosis and assessmentof ventricular aneurysm
Diagnosis and assessmentof ventricular aneurysm
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Information provided byradionuclide ventriculography
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Information provided byradionuclide ventriculography
studies in pts with heart failure
• Left and right ventricular function• Volume of ventricular cavities• Regional wall contraction
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Myocardial Viability and Survivalin Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Robert O. Bonow, MDOn behalf of the STICH Trial Investigators
Myocardial Viability and Survivalin Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Robert O. Bonow, MDOn behalf of the STICH Trial Investigators
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Postsynaptic CardiacImaging
Postsynaptic CardiacImaging
• PET or SPECT– Beta-receptors– Alpha-receptors (Alpha-1, Alpha-2)– Adenosine (A2A)– Muscarinic (M2)
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Postsynaptic CardiacImaging
Postsynaptic CardiacImaging
• PET or SPECT– Beta-receptors– Alpha-receptors (Alpha-1, Alpha-2)– Adenosine (A2A)– Muscarinic (M2)
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Presynaptic CardiacImaging
Presynaptic CardiacImaging
• SPECT– I-123 MIBG
• PET– C-11-HED– F-18-Fluorodopamine– F-18-Fluoronorepinephrine
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LV Ejection Fraction and Survivalin Chronic CAD
LV Ejection Fraction and Survivalin Chronic CAD
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NeurotransmissionImaging in Cardiology
NeurotransmissionImaging in Cardiology
• Cardiac neuronal control is important– Autonomic regulation of LV and RV function
and perfusion– Receptor mediated effects of drugs
Nuclear scintigraphy is the onlymethod currently available!
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I-123 mIBG: Imaging CardiacInnervation in Heart Failure
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123I-MIBG in congestive heart failure123I-MIBG in congestive heart failure
normal congestive heart failure
Somsen, van der Wall, van Vlies et al,Int J Cardiac Imaging 1997;
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ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΣΥΜΠΑΘΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΝΕΥΡΩΣΗΣΤΗΣ ΚΑΡΔΙΑΣ
ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΣΥΜΠΑΘΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΝΕΥΡΩΣΗΣΤΗΣ ΚΑΡΔΙΑΣ
• Η πρόσληψη επισημασμένων νευροδιαβιβαστών(νορεπινεφρινη-μεταραμινόλη) αντανακλά φυσιολογικήδραστηριότητα και τόνο του ΣΝΣ.
• Οι ραδιοισοτοπικές τεχνικές είναι οι μόνες από τιςαπεικονιστικές τεχνικές με αυτή τη δυνατότητα.Απεικονίζονται με SPECT 123I-metaiodobenzyl gua-nidine(MIBG). Με ΡΕΤ χρησιμοποιούνται 18F-metaraminol και11C-HED.
• Κλινική εφαρμογή στην πρόγνωση ασθενών με καρδιακήανεπάρκεια, με κοιλ. Αρρυθμίες/ηλεκτρικο θάνατο,αναδιαμόρφωση αρ. κοιλίας και σε μεταμοσχεύσεις.
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SPECT for the detection of viabilityConclusions
Viability testing does not identify high risk patientssubgroups and predicts
- Respond to b-blockers therapy- Responnce to resynchronization therapy- Response to revascularization
Viability testing should not be considered a prerequisite fordecisions regarding medical vs surgical management inpatients with ischemic LV dysfunction
SPECT MPI is a good means to detect and predicts benefitfrom revascularization
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Υπολογισμός των H/M (heart to mediastinum ratio) και WR(washout rate) με επίπεδες εικόνες MIBG
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Απεικόνιση της αδρενεργικής νεύρωσης του μυοκαρδίου:I-123 MIBG (μετα-ιωδο-βενζυλ-γουανιδίνη)
Συγγενής της νοραδρεναλίνης Kαρδιακή ανεπάρκεια ΝΟR MIBG MIBG σε ΕΜ, μυοκαρδιοπάθειες Επιτυχής θεραπεία με α-ΜΕΑ MIBG (ασχέτως NOR) MIBG = o καλύτερος δείκτης μακροζωίας (!)
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Υπολογισμός των H/M (heart to mediastinum ratio) και WR(washout rate) με επίπεδες εικόνες MIBG
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Primary Endpoint Events
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2-Year Cardiac Death and All-CauseMortality vs. H/M
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