Exercise Training in Chronic Heart Failure: Beneficial Effects on Cardiac 11C-Hydroxyephedrine PET, Autonomic Nervous Control, and Ventricular Repolarization
Mikko Pietilä, MD1,2,
Kimmo Malminiemi, MD3,
Risto Vesalainen, MD1,2,
Tuomas Jartti, MD4,
Mika Teräs, PhD2,
Kjell Någren, PhD2,
Pertti Lehikoinen, PhD2 and
Liisa-Maria Voipio-Pulkki, MD5
1 Department of Medicine, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
2 Turku PET Centre, Turku, Finland
3 Department of Clinical Chemistry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
4 Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
5 Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

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FIGURE 1. (A) Correlation between change in 11C-HED RI (s-1) and change in HF spectrum of R-R interval (ms2). (B) Correlation between change in 11C-HED RI (s-1) and change in LF spectrum of SBP (mm Hg · ms).
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