Toshihiko Goto1, Shohei Kikuchi2, Kento Mori2, Takafumi Nakayama2, Hidekatsu Fukuta3, Yoshihiro Seo2, Hitomi Narita4, Akihiko Iida5, Nobuyuki Ohte2. 1. Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan; t-goto@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp. 2. Department of Cardiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. 3. Clinical Research Management Center, Nagoya City University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan. 4. Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya City Rehabilitation Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan; and. 5. Department of Radiology, Nagoya City Rehabilitation Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Abstract
The mechanism of chronotropic incompetence (CTI), which has been associated with autonomic dysfunction, has not been elucidated in patients without heart failure (HF). Methods: Cardiac PET using 11C-CGP12177 was performed to investigate the cardiac β-adrenergic receptor density (β-ARD) in 13 patients with CTI without HF and 6 healthy controls. The maximum number of available specific 11C-CGP12177 binding sites per gram of tissue was calculated in regions of interest using an established graphical method. Results: Peak heart rate was significantly lower in CTI patients than in controls (116.9 ± 11.0 vs. 154.8 ± 14.4 beats/min, P < 0.001). β-ARD of the total myocardium was significantly lower in CTI patients than in controls (4.3 ± 1.7 vs. 7.0 ± 1.7 pmol/mL, P = 0.005). Conclusion: β-adrenergic receptor downregulation was demonstrated in patients with CTI without HF. Decreased β-ARD is a common feature in patients with CTI, with or without HF.
The mechanism of chronotropic incompetence (CTI), which has been associated with autonomic dysfunction, has not been elucidated in patients without heart failure (HF). Methods: Cardiac PET using 11C-CGP12177 was performed to investigate the cardiac β-adrenergic receptor density (β-ARD) in 13 patients with CTI without HF and 6 healthy controls. The maximum number of available specific 11C-CGP12177 binding sites per gram of tissue was calculated in regions of interest using an established graphical method. Results: Peak heart rate was significantly lower in CTI patients than in controls (116.9 ± 11.0 vs. 154.8 ± 14.4 beats/min, P < 0.001). β-ARD of the total myocardium was significantly lower in CTI patients than in controls (4.3 ± 1.7 vs. 7.0 ± 1.7 pmol/mL, P = 0.005). Conclusion: β-adrenergic receptor downregulation was demonstrated in patients with CTI without HF. Decreased β-ARD is a common feature in patients with CTI, with or without HF.
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