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ArticleThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2026

Radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter with 1:1 accessory pathway conduction improved cardiac function in a patent with PRKAG2 Cardiomyopathy. Insights with 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging.

Jiali Fan, Yuzhen Zhang, Jingfen Zhu, Min Dai, Heng Wang, Pengcheng Hu, Tingbo Jiang, Bingyuan Zhou, Changsheng Ma

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Jiali Fan *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Yuzhen Zhang *Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jingfen ZhuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Min DaiDepartment of Cardiac function, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, China.
Heng WangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Pengcheng HuDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Tingbo JiangDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Bingyuan ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. zhoubinyuan@sina.com.
Changsheng MaDepartment of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China. machangsheng@suda.edu.cn.

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Suzhou Science and Technology Project SKY2023163the Multi-center Clinical Research Project for Major Diseases in Suzhou DZXYJ202302The National Natural Science Foundation of China 82370512
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Abstract

PRKAG2 syndrome is an autosomal dominant cardiac glycogenosis caused by mutations in the PRKAG2 gene, clinically characterized by the triad of ventricular hypertrophy, conduction disease, and ventricular pre-excitation, along with a high propensity for supraventricular arrhythmias. This report describes a young male carrier of the R302Q mutation who developed wide QRS tachycardia due to atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction via an accessory pathway. Electrophysiological study revealed atrial flutter activation in a counterclockwise direction around the tricuspid annulus, coexisting with a left-sided accessory pathway. Following radiofrequency ablation, the patient's left ventricular ejection fraction markedly improved from 16% to 60%. Furthermore, 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging, performed for the first time in this disease, revealed enhanced fibroblast activity in the left ventricular endocardial and mid-myocardial layers, consistent with the distribution of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance but extending beyond it. This finding indicates that FAPI PET/CT detects active myocardial remodeling before irreversible fibrosis develops. Thus, ⁶⁸Ga‑FAPI PET/CT provides a complementary molecular imaging tool to assess disease activity and potentially guide early intervention in PRKAG2 cardiomyopathy.

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AMP-Activated Protein KinasesAtrial FlutterCardiomyopathiesCatheter AblationMutationPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsVentricular Function, LeftAction PotentialsAdultElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaFibrosisGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleAMP-Activated Protein KinasesFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaPRKAG2 protein, humanRadiopharmaceuticalsAtrial FlutterFibroblast activation protein inhibitorPRKAG2 cardiomyopathyRadiofrequency catheter ablation

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