title: Relation of direct assessment of cardiac autonomic function with metaiodobenzylguanidine imaging to heart rate variability in diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Myocardial metaiodobenzylguanidine uptake predicts autonomic function in patients with diabetes mellitus and is significantly related to indexes reflecting sympathetic neural modulation of heart rate variability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Freeman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorian
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine