Abstract
This review focuses on myocardial [(123)I]mIBG imaging in patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure (HF). In particular, the potential role of myocardial (123)I-mIBG scintigraphy in the prediction of potentially fatal arrhythmic events is described. A growing body of evidence supports the use of cardiac sympathetic innervation imaging, specifically using (123)I-mIBG, to risk stratify patients with HF. Cardiac sympathetic imaging can help to improve understanding of the mechanisms responsible for increased sympathetic activity in HF, and how sympathetic over-activity exerts its deleterious actions. Eventually, this may result in more effective therapies and, thereby, better outcome for these patients. Assessment of cardiac sympathetic activity could also contribute to a more appropriate selection of individual patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD)
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 369-377 |
Journal | Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |