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In vivo assessment of myocardial glucose uptake by positron emission tomography in adults with the PRKAG2 cardiac syndrome.
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging - 1 Nov 2009
Ha Andrew C T, Renaud Jennifer M, Dekemp Robert A, Thorn Stephanie, Dasilva Jean, Garrard Linda, Yoshinaga Keiichiro, Abraham Arun, Green Martin S, Beanlands Rob S B, Gollob Michael H
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BACKGROUND: The PRKAG2 cardiac syndrome is an inherited metabolic disease of the heart characterized by excessive myocardial glycogen deposition. The biochemical alterations associated with this condition remain controversial and have not previously been studied in affected humans. METHODS AND RESULTS: Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging was used to quantitatively assess myocardial glucose uptake (MGU) in...
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