Influence of Ejection Fraction on the Prognostic Value of Sympathetic Innervation Imaging With Iodine-123 MIBG in Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Amil M. Shah,
Mikhail Bourgoun,
Jagat Narula,
Arnold F. Jacobson,
Scott D. Solomon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.02.019
Subject(s) - ejection fraction , cardiology , medicine , heart failure , hazard ratio , population , confidence interval , environmental health
The aim of this study was to determine whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) influences the relationship between abnormal myocardial sympathetic innervation imaging by iodine 123 meta-iodobenzylguanidine ((123)I-mIBG) and outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF).
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