PET Imaging of Myocardial β-Adrenoceptors
Disease B max alternation Heart failure → ↓ Myocardial ischemia → ↑↓ Hypertension → ↑↓ Diabetes ↓ Cardiotoxicity ↓ → no change in B max, ↓ decrease of B max,…
Tracer Application in Cardiovascular Imaging: A Triple Jump
Name Target Category [13N]NH3 Perfusion Flow tracer [15O]-water Perfusion Flow tracer [18F]-flurpiridaz Perfusion Enzyme inhibitor [82Rb]-rubidiumchloride Perfusion Flow tracer [11C]-CGP-12177 Beta-adrenoceptor Receptor antagonist [11C]-CGP-12388 Beta-adrenoceptor Receptor antagonist [11C]-MQNB Muscarinic receptor…
Imaging the Functional Brain-Heart Axis: Neurodegenerative Diseases
Fig. 21.1 [123I]-MIBG scintigraphy (planar imaging performed at 4 h after tracer injection) showing abnormal myocardial uptake in a patient with Parkinson’s disease (a) and in a patient with dementia…
Electrophysiology and Pathophysiology of the Autonomic Nervous System of the Heart
Fig. 2.1 Cardiac sympathetic control 2.2.6 Effect of Sympathetic Stimulation on Action Potential Duration Restitution Substantial evidence links enhanced sympathetic activation with ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Destabilisation of…
Development of Heart Failure and the Role of the Autonomic Nervous System of the Heart
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015Riemer H.J.A. Slart, René A. Tio, Philip H. Elsinga and Markus Schwaiger (eds.)Autonomic Innervation of the Heart10.1007/978-3-662-45074-1_3 3. Development of Heart Failure and the Role of the Autonomic Nervous System of the Heart…
