Key result
In heart transplant patients, simultaneous ventricular sympathetic reinnervation (assessed by MIBG) and sinus node sympathetic reinnervation (assessed by heart rate variability) occurred in only 17%.
Population
12 heart transplant recipients and 14 healthy controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Reinnervation sites may require independent assessment post-transplant; leaves open optimal evaluation strategies in prospective studies.
Observational (n=26)
This study demonstrates that sinus node and left ventricular sympathetic reinnervation following heart transplantation do not typically occur simultaneously.
Lovrić et al. (2004) conducted an observational in Heart transplantation (n=26). Heart transplantation vs. Healthy controls was evaluated on Simultaneous ventricular sympathetic reinnervation and sinus node sympathetic reinnervation. In heart transplant patients, simultaneous ventricular sympathetic reinnervation (assessed by MIBG) and sinus node sympathetic reinnervation (assessed by heart rate variability) occurred in only 17%.
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