Resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity,cardiac metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake,and exercise tolerance in patients with left ventricular dysfunction |
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Authors: | Masue Yoh MD Fumio Yuasa MD Jun Mimura MD Hiroshi Yokoe MD Akihiro Kawamura MD Tetsuro Sugiura MD Toshiji Iwasaka MD |
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Institution: | (1) The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan;(2) CCU, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 shinmachi, Hirakata City Osaka, 573-1191, Japan;(3) Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi, Japan |
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Abstract: | Background Sympathetic nerve overactivity and reduced exercise tolerance are characteristic features of patients with heart failure.
However, to what extent sympathetic nerve overactivity contributes to limiting exercise tolerance has not been clearly defined.
Methods Myocardial iodine 123-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy, muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), and cardiopulmonary
exercise testing were performed within 3 days in 30 patients with left ventricular dysfunction (LVD). Cardiac sympathetic
nerve activity was estimated using H/M ratio and washout rate (WR) of 123I-MIBG imaging. MSNA was recorded by microneurography.
Results The patients with peak VO2 < 20 mL/minute/kg (group II, n = 15) had significantly higher MSNA and WR, and lower H/M ratio than those with peak VO2 ≧ 20 mL/minute/kg (group I, n = 15) (P < .05). Peak VO2 had negative correlations with MSNA and WR (r = 0.58, 0.56), and positive correlations with early H/M ratio and delayed H/M ratio (r = 0.71, 0.75) in group II. Moreover, MSNA had negative correlations with early H/M ratio and delayed H/M ratio (r = 0.78, 0.66), and a positive correlation with WR (r = 0.79) in group II. However, similar relations were not found in group I.
Conclusions A link between cardiac and peripheral sympathetic nerve activities contributed to limiting exercise tolerance in patients
with LVD patients and reduced exercise tolerance.
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Keywords: | Heart failure oxygen consumption sympathetic nerve activity exercise tolerance |
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