Progressive loss of cardiac sympathetic innervation in Parkinson's disease

ST Li, R Dendi, C Holmes, DS Goldstein - Annals of neurology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
ST Li, R Dendi, C Holmes, DS Goldstein
Annals of neurology, 2002Wiley Online Library
This study addressed whether cardiac sympathetic denervation progresses over time in
Parkinson's disease. In 9 patients without orthostatic hypotension, 6‐[18F] fluorodopamine
positron emission tomography scanning was repeated after a mean of 2 years from the first
scan. 6‐[18F] fluorodopamine‐derived radioactivity was less in the second scan than in the
first scan, by 31% in the left ventricular free wall and 16% in the septum. In Parkinson's
disease, loss of cardiac sympathetic denervation progresses in a pattern of loss suggesting …
Abstract
This study addressed whether cardiac sympathetic denervation progresses over time in Parkinson's disease. In 9 patients without orthostatic hypotension, 6‐[18F]fluorodopamine positron emission tomography scanning was repeated after a mean of 2 years from the first scan. 6‐[18F]fluorodopamine‐derived radioactivity was less in the second scan than in the first scan, by 31% in the left ventricular free wall and 16% in the septum. In Parkinson's disease, loss of cardiac sympathetic denervation progresses in a pattern of loss suggesting a dying‐back mechanism.
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