title: [Two cases of dilated cardiomyopathy with the relationship between the effect of beta-blocker therapy and the changes of myocardial clearance of 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine].
abstract: Two cases diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy received beta-blocker therapy, and underwent 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) myocardial scintigraphy before and after the treatment. In case 1, symptoms and cardiac function were improved in 1 month and 4 months after the treatment (LVEF increased from 19% to 32% and 40%), and myocardial clearance of MIBG decreased from 50% to 27% and 29%. In case 2, both symptoms and cardiac function were not improved in 1 month and 3 months after the treatment (LVEF was changed from 11% to 10% and 13%), and myocardial clearance was not significantly different between before (50%) and after (1 month: 46%, 3 months: 50%) the treatment. It was indicated that myocardial clearance of MIBG might depend on the extent of the improvement of cardiac function and symptoms, and might reflect the effects of beta-blocker therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical College.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momose
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosoda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusakabe
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine