In Vivo Assessment of Myocardial Glucose Uptake by Positron Emission Tomography in Adults With the PRKAG2 Cardiac Syndrome
Ha AC, Renaud JM, deKemp RA, Thorn S, DaSilva J, Garrard L, Yoshinaga K, Abraham A, Green MS, Beanlands RS, Gollob MH. In Vivo Assessment of Myocardial Glucose Uptake by Positron Emission Tomography in Adults With the PRKAG2 Cardiac Syndrome. Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging 2009, 2: 485-491. PMID: 19920047, DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.109.853291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAMP-Activated Protein KinasesCase-Control StudiesEchocardiographyFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18Heart DiseasesHumansMaleMetabolic DiseasesMiddle AgedMutationMyocardiumPhenotypeRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRubidium RadioisotopesStatistics, NonparametricSyndromeTomography, Emission-ComputedConceptsMyocardial glucose uptakeSignificant myocardial scarFDG-PET imagingPRKAG2 cardiac syndromeCardiac syndromeGlucose uptakeAdult patientsMyocardial scarMetabolic diseasesControl groupMedian blood glucoseEuglycemic hyperinsulinemic clampStable blood glucose levelsBlood glucose levelsInherited metabolic diseaseMin/Positron emission tomography (PET) imagingEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomographyMyocardial glucose transportPerfusion scanBlood glucoseControl subjectsHyperinsulinemic clampAffected patients