Cardiac denervation in postural tachycardia syndrome.
Myocardial 123I-Meta-iodobenzylguanidine uptake was markedly reduced in a patient with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). This finding suggests that loss of sympathetic autonomic neurons in the heart may play a role in the etiology of POTS.
Haensch
Carl-Albrecht
CA
Department of Neurology, Autonomic Laboratory, HELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal, Heusnerstrabe 40, 42283 Wuppertal, Germany. carl-albrecht.haensch@helios-kliniken.de
Lerch
Hartmut
H
Jigalin
Anna
A
Schlemmer
Hans
H
Isenmann
Stefan
S
D000328:Adult; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D013577:Syndrome; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*