title: [Efficacy of biventricular pacing on myocardial glucose metabolism in a patient with heart failure using 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography: a case report].
abstract: A 61-year-old-male with dilated cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure was treated by implantation of a biventricular pacemaker. Myocardial glucose metabolism was evaluated by positron emission tomography with 2-deoxy-2[18F]fluoro-d-glucose (FDG) during atrial-right ventricular pacing or atrial-biventricular pacing. Percentage uptake of FDG decreased in the lower septal area of the left ventricle during right ventricular pacing, but the decrease was improved during biventricular pacing (74.7% vs 91.6%). Biventricular pacing may improve myocardial glucose metabolism in patients with congestive heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura 3-9, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004.
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okusu
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sumita
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Kohei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Youhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamakawa
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: Sho
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umemura
mesh_terms: D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005947:Glucose