Population
8 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy examined before heart transplantation
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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HED-PET may reflect presynaptic sympathetic function in dilated cardiomyopathy; leaves open its prognostic or therapeutic utility pending prospective studies.
HED-PET imaging correlates significantly with in vitro markers of presynaptic sympathoadrenergic function in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, validating its use for assessing cardiac autonomic innervation.
Ungerer et al. (1998) studied this question.
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