Total and partial cardiac sympathetic denervation after surgical repair of ascending aortic aneurysm

M Momose, H Kobayashi, H Ikegami… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2001 - Soc Nuclear Med
Sympathetic cardiopulmonary nerves arise from the cervical sympathetic trunks and travel
alongside the great arteries to innervate the ventricles. Because of the proximity of the nerve …

Immunohistochemical-scintigraphic correlation of sympathetic cardiac innervation in postischemic left ventricular aneurysms

M Gaudino, A Giordano, P Santarelli… - Journal of nuclear …, 2002 - Springer
Background This study was conceived to explore the correspondence between scintigraphic
imaging of the sympathetic innervation of human postischemic left ventricular aneurysms …

Denervation and Reinnervation of the Heart After Aortic Surgery, Estimated by 123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy

S Miyamoto, T Hadama, H Anai, H Sako, T Wada… - Surgery today, 2004 - Springer
Purpose To investigate whether sympathetic nerve injury occurs during aortic surgery and
how reinnervation takes place afterward. Methods Imaging with 123 I …

[HTML][HTML] Reversible reduction of cardiac sympathetic innervation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: An observational study using serial iodine 123–labeled …

A Katsikis, G Ekonomopoulos, S Papaioannou… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Various types of surgical and interventional procedures have been reported
to cause cardiac sympathetic denervation. We aimed at evaluating the effects of coronary …

Evaluation of cardiac autonomic nerves by iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy and ambulatory electrocardiography in patients after arterial switch …

H Sakurai, M Maeda, K Miyahara… - Journal of …, 2000 - europepmc.org
The autonomic cardiac nerves reach the heart after passing through the vicinity of the aortic
root and the pulmonary trunk. The arterial switch operation (ASO) completely transects the …

Sympathetic denervation and reinnervation after the maze procedure

M Mabuchi, M Imamura, N Kubo, K Morita… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2005 - Soc Nuclear Med
We evaluated serial changes in cardiac sympathetic nerve distribution using 123I-
metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) after the Maze procedure. The Maze procedure, in …

Clinical evaluation of 123I-MIBG for assessment of the sympathetic nervous system in the heart (multi-center clinical trial)

K Hirosawa, T Tanaka, K Hisada… - Kaku igaku. The Japanese …, 1991 - europepmc.org
Multi-center clinical trial of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) was carried out to
assess its utility as a scintigraphic imaging agent reflecting sympathetic neuronal function in …

Evaluation of cardiac sympathetic nerve function by myocardial 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy before and after endoscopic sympathectomy

S Toyota, H Takimoto, J Karasawa, A Kato… - Journal of …, 2004 - thejns.org
Object. The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in cardiac sympathetic function
by performing a 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging study after endoscopic …

Cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with coronary artery disease without previous myocardial infarction

J Hartikainen, J Mustonen, J Kuikka, E Vanninen… - The American journal of …, 1997 - Elsevier
Myocardial infarction damages sympathetic nerve fibers coursing through the infarct zone. In
this study we investigated whether coronary artery disease without myocardial infarction …

Iodine 123‐metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging reflect generalized sympathetic activation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction

R Yuyama, F Yuasa, M Hikosaka… - Clinical physiology …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background: Iodine 123‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging has been
used to assess cardiac sympathetic nerve abnormalities. To determine the role of MIBG …