Sympathetic Dysautonomia in Heart Failure by 123I-MIBG: comparison between Chagasic, non-Chagasic and heart transplant patients

Abstract Background: Heart failure (HF) is a severe public health problem because of its high morbidity and mortality and elevated costs, thus requiring better understanding of its course. In its complex and multifactorial pathogenesis, sympathetic hyperactivity plays a relevant role. Considering t...

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Main Authors: Viviane Santuari Parisotto Marino, Sandra Monetti Dumont, Luciene das Graças Mota, Daniela de Souza Braga, Stephanie Saliba de Freitas, Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2018-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2018001400182&lng=en&tlng=en