Abstract
Background: Inflammation appears to be important in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods and Results: Cardiac [18-F]-fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG) uptake by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)-scan was investigated in 12 fasting patients with first AMI (FAMI) single-vessel disease after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention and at 9 weeks follow-up, and in 12 controls. The average FDG uptake (aFDGu) of the 28 left ventricular (LV) wall segments defined on the PET/CT images of the 12 FAMI patients was 1.28±0.57-fold higher than the activity present in the LV cavity. By contrast, the aFDGu of the 12 controls was 0.70±22 (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1821-1828 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Circulation Journal |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Keywords
- FDG uptake
- Inflammation
- Myocardial infarction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine