Abstract 17970: Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Increased Atrial Metabolic Activity on FDG/PET Imaging in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Nicolas D Santi,Rob S. Beanlands,Brian McArdle,Robert A. deKemp,Pablo B. Nery,Jennifer Renaud,Benjamin Chow,Renee Hessian,Ross A. Davies,Terrence D. Ruddy,Ann Guo,Tayebeh Hadizad,David H. Birnie

Abstract 17970: Atrial Fibrillation is Associated With Increased Atrial Metabolic Activity on FDG/PET Imaging in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

2015

Nicolas D Santi
Rob S. Beanlands
Brian McArdle
Robert A. deKemp
Pablo B. Nery
Jennifer Renaud
Benjamin Chow
Renee Hessian
Ross A. Davies
Terrence D. Ruddy
Ann Guo
Tayebeh Hadizad
David H. Birnie

Introduction: Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia but its pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Alterations in metabolism may play a role. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET refle...

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Cardiology
Positron emission tomography
metabolic activity
in patient
Internal medicine
Medicine
Atrial fibrillation
Atrium (architecture)
Pathogenesis
Ischemic cardiomyopathy

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