title: Transmural distribution of FDG uptake in stunned myocardium.
abstract: Fasting [(18)F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) uptake is increased in viable, chronically dysfunctional myocardium, but the relationship to acute episodes of ischemia remains undefined. To investigate FDG uptake in acute stunning, chronically instrumented pigs (n = 9) and sham controls (n = 8) were studied while in a fasted, closed-chest, anesthetized state. One-hour partial occlusion reduced subendocardial flow from 1.24 +/- 0.14 to 0.35 +/- 0.06 ml. min(-1). g(-1) and wall thickening from 16.8 +/- 2.1 to 3.7 +/- 0.7%. Regional function remained depressed during reperfusion (8.3 +/- 1. 4%) despite the return of flow to resting levels. Triphenyl tetrazolium chloride staining showed no irreversible injury. FDG uptake in stunned myocardium was variably increased and averaged 1. 5-fold higher than that of normal regions, with no consistent transmural variation. Subgroup analysis showed that variability in FDG uptake was related to alterations in insulin levels that varied directly with ischemic risk region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System, Buffalo 14215, USA. jaf7@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Fallavollita
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Trojan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Canty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate; D006439:Hemodynamics; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D015425:Myocardial Reperfusion; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012016:Reference Values; D013552:Swine; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18