Impact of body mass index on cardiac adrenergic derangement in heart failure patients: a 123I-mIBG imaging study.

Klara KomiciLeonardo BencivengaStefania PaolilloPaola GargiuloRoberto FormisanoRoberta AssanteCarmela NappiFabio MarsicoAdriana D'AntonioGiovanni De SiminiAntonio CittadiniDino Franco VitaleAlberto CuocoloPasquale Perrone FilardiNicola FerraraGiuseppe Rengo

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)

Results of the present study indicate that BMI, together with LVEF and age, is independently correlated with cardiac mIBG uptake in HF patients.

Keyphrases

body mass index
ejection fraction
end stage renal disease
left ventricular
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
heart failure
photodynamic therapy
patient reported outcomes