Myocardial sympathetic denervation in Chagas' cardiomyopathy: A predictor of deterioration of left ventricular systolic function

Pieter van der Bijl¹, Jeroen J Bax^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. pieter.vanderbijl@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Heart Center, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland.

Editorial

Pieter van der Bijl et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;29(6):3177-3178.

doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02854-w. Epub 2021 Dec 9.

Pieter van der Bijl¹, Jeroen J Bax^{2

3}

¹ Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. pieter.vanderbijl@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Heart Center, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland.

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Regional myocardial sympathetic denervation precedes the development of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in chronic Chagas' cardiomyopathy.
Gadioli LP, Miranda CH, Marin-Neto JA, Volpe GJ, Filho ACLB, Filho AP, Pintya AO, de Figueiredo AB, Simões MV. Gadioli LP, et al. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Dec;29(6):3166-3176. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02869-3. Epub 2022 Jan 4. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022. PMID: 34981413

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