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Cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging and heart failure
Tomoaki Nakata1, Akiyoshi Hashimoto, Hirohito Sugawara
1Department of Cardiology, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Goryoukaku-cho 38-3, Hakodate, 040-8611, Hokkaido, Japan, tnakata@sapmed.ac.jp.
Abstract:
The autonomic nervous system has pivotal roles in pathophysiology and prognosis in patients with heart failure. Cardiac (123)I-labeled metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging enables noninvasive and quantitative assessment of cardiac sympathetic innervation in cardiology practice. Several investigations have demonstrated independent and incremental prognostic values of this imaging technique in combination with clinical information in patients with heart failure. Cardiac MIBG imaging may help cardiologists evaluate cardiac sympathetic nerve function and predict lethal event risk in heart failure. It can contribute not only to the identification of low-risk or high-risk probability for lethal events but also to the selection of the appropriate therapeutic strategy, such as medical and device therapy in patients at greater risk for lethal outcomes due to pump failure or sudden arrhythmic events. Thus, precise risk stratification through cardiac MIBG imaging may contribute to more effective use of medical resources and more appropriate selection of therapeutic strategy in heart failure patients.
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