In patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) the right ventricular (RV)-to-left ventricular (LV)
ratio of fatty acid uptake is reduced. In animal studies, such a finding was combined with an …

Methods: The study group comprised 23 patients with PAH and 16 healthy controls who
underwent FDG positron emission tomography. The ratio of RV uptake (u) of FDG to those of …

Purpose It is known that patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) can have elevated 18 F-
FDG uptake in the right ventricle (RV) on PET imaging. This study was designed to assess …

Background Right ventricular (RV) function is a powerful predictor of survival in patients with
pulmonary hypertension (PH), but noninvasively assessing RV function remains a …

This study measured glucose uptake in the right ventricle (RV) of patients with pulmonary
hypertension and investigated the relationship to hemodynamics and survival. Myocardial …

In severe pulmonary hypertension (SPH), prior studies have shown an increase in right
ventricle (RV) uptake of glucose, but it is unclear whether there is a change in the relative …

Purpose Metabolic changes occur in the right ventricle (RV) under increased afterload in
pulmonary arterial hypertension. FDG PET imaging has potential to assess RV function. In …

Background—Left heart failure is characterized by alterations in metabolic substrate
utilization, and metabolic modulation may be a future strategy in the management of heart …

Purpose The right ventricle (RV) has a high capacity to adapt to pressure or volume
overload before failing. However, the mechanisms of RV adaptation, in particular RV …

Objectives: We examined whether right ventricular (RV)[18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
accumulation is increased in patients with pulmonary hypertension using gated positron …