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ArticleJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2021

Cardio-pulmonary involvement in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A perfusion and innervation scintigraphic evaluation.

Alessia Gimelli, Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Michelangelo Bertasi, Edoardo Airò, Carolina Bauleo, Bruno Formichi, Renato Prediletto, Paolo Marzullo, Simonetta Monti

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessia Gimelli *Fondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Nicola Riccardo Pugliese *Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. n.r.pugliese88@gmail.com.
Michelangelo BertasiFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Edoardo AiròFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Carolina BauleoFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Bruno FormichiFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Renato PredilettoFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Paolo MarzulloFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Simonetta MontiFondazione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio · ITIstituto di Fisiologia Clinica · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by the right ventricle (RV) remodeling and pulmonary endothelial dysfunction. We studied cardiac perfusion and innervation in PAH with a cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) scanner and lung uptake impairment of

methodsIn 13 patients with newly diagnosed PAH and 11 dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM, for comparative purposes), we assessed early and delayed

resultsEarly and delayed L/M ratios in PAH were lower than DCM (1.47 ± 0.14 vs 1.98 ± 0.11 and 1.40 ± 0.13 vs 1.83 ± 0.09; P < .001), while early and delayed H/M were impaired but not different (1.73 ± 0.20 vs 1.65 ± 0.18 and 1.73 ± 0.27 vs 1.58 ± 0.19). RV perfusion and early innervation were significantly higher in PAH compared to DCM (68.4 ± 13.4 vs 28.6 ± 4.1 and 58.8 ± 9.3 vs 27 ± 2.2; P < .001); delayed RV innervation was not evaluable. RV/LV perfusion and innervation ratios were significantly related (R = 0.74; P < .0001) and had a significant correlation with clinical, hemodynamic, and morpho-functional parameters, including L/M ratios.

conclusionCardio-pulmonary scintigraphy through a perfusion and innervation study is feasible and may identify pulmonary vascular and RV remodeling, as in PAH.

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Coronary Circulation3-IodobenzylguanidineAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCadmiumCardiomyopathy, DilatedFemaleHeartHeart VentriclesHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPulmonary Arterial HypertensionTellurium3-IodobenzylguanidineCadmiumCdZnTeTelluriumZinc123I-metaiodobenzylguanidinecadmium-zinc-telluridePulmonary arterial hypertensionpulmonary endothelial dysfunctionright ventricle

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