Imaging of myocardial fatty acid metabolism with PET
โ Scribed by Steven R. Bergmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 269 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1071-3581
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There is compelling evidence that alterations in myocardial substrate use play a key role in a variety of normal and abnormal cardiac conditions such as aging, left ventricular hypertrophy, and diabetic heart disease. However, it is unclear whether the metabolic changes are adaptive or maladaptive.
Background. Hypertension-induced left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and death by mechanisms not well characterized. Methods and Results. Myocardial fatty acid (FA) metabolism and left ventricular (LV) mass were evaluated in 13 patients