Gustavo Canavaci Barizon1, Marcus Vinicius Simões2, André Schmidt2, Leonardo Pippa Gadioli2, Luiz Otávio Murta Junior3. 1. Department of Computing and Mathematics, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil. gustavo.canavaci@usp.br. 2. Division of Cardiology, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. 3. Department of Computing and Mathematics, University of São Paulo, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The relationship between microvasculopathy, autonomic denervation, and myocardial fibrosis, in Chagas cardiomyopathy is incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to explore the relative extent and anatomic distribution of myocardial hypoperfusion, autonomic denervation, and myocardial scarring using Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). METHODS: Thirteen patients with Chagas disease all had Iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) SPECT, 99mTc-Sestamibi (MIBI) rest-stress SPECT, and gadolinium late enhancement MRI imaging within a 2-month interval. The anatomic location and extent of denervation, of stress-induced hypoperfusion and fibrosis, were assessed through image co-registration and quantification of abnormal tissue areas as a percent of total myocardium. RESULTS: The results showed a strong general anatomic concordance between areas of hypoperfusion, denervation, and fibrosis, suggesting that the three abnormal features may be correlated. Myocardial denervation was anatomically and quantitatively closely associated areas of stress hypoperfusion. CONCLUSION: Combined myocardial analysis of the extent and location of autonomic denervation, hypoperfusion, and scarring may allow for better understanding of the pathophysiology of Chagas cardiomyopathy. Autonomic myocardial denervation may be a more sensitive marker of cardiac involvement in Chagas Disease than finding by other imaging modalities.
BACKGROUND: The relationship between microvasculopathy, autonomic denervation, and myocardial fibrosis, in Chagas cardiomyopathy is incompletely understood. The aim of this study was to explore the relative extent and anatomic distribution of myocardial hypoperfusion, autonomic denervation, and myocardial scarring using Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT) imaging and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). METHODS: Thirteen patients with Chagas disease all had Iodine-123-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) SPECT, 99mTc-Sestamibi (MIBI) rest-stress SPECT, and gadolinium late enhancement MRI imaging within a 2-month interval. The anatomic location and extent of denervation, of stress-induced hypoperfusion and fibrosis, were assessed through image co-registration and quantification of abnormal tissue areas as a percent of total myocardium. RESULTS: The results showed a strong general anatomic concordance between areas of hypoperfusion, denervation, and fibrosis, suggesting that the three abnormal features may be correlated. Myocardial denervation was anatomically and quantitatively closely associated areas of stress hypoperfusion. CONCLUSION: Combined myocardial analysis of the extent and location of autonomic denervation, hypoperfusion, and scarring may allow for better understanding of the pathophysiology of Chagas cardiomyopathy. Autonomic myocardial denervation may be a more sensitive marker of cardiac involvement in Chagas Disease than finding by other imaging modalities.
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