Recovery of iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake associated with left ventricular functional recovery in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy. Endomyocardial histological findings before and after the improvement of uptake

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-150

  Ueda, Toshiyuki ^a   Kusachi, Shozo ^b   Yamaji, Hirosuke ^a   Morishita, Naoya ^a   Mima, Tsutomu ^a   Imai, Masanobu ^a  

^a Mitoyo General Hospital   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Histology; Metoprolol; Myocardium; Scintigraphy; receptor

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; IODINE 123; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL VACUOLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CYTOPLASM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TIME;

EID: 0030987099     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.38.145     Document Type: Article

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