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ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CARDIOLOGIA
卷 95, 期 2, 页码 264-271出版社
ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS CARDIOLOGIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0066-782X2010005000099
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Energy metabolism; Chagas' disease; chagas cardiomyopathy
Background: Abnormalities in myocardial metabolism have been observed in patients with heart failure of different etiologies. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) with phosphorus-31 is a noninvasive technique that allows detection of myocardial metabolic changes. Objective: To determine the resting metabolism of high-energy phosphates in patients with Chagas' disease (CD) by MRS with phosphorus-31. Methods: We studied 39 patients with CD, 23 with preserved ventricular function (PF Group) and 16 with ventricular dysfunction (VD Group), assessed by Doppler echocardiography. MRS of the anterosseptal region was performed in 39 patients and 8 normal subjects (C Group) through a Phillips 1.5 Testa device, obtaining the phosphocreatine/beta-adenosine triphosphate myocardial ratio (PCr/beta-ATP). Results: The levels of cardiac PCr/beta-ATP were reduced in VD Group in relation to PF Group, and the latter presented reduced levels compared to C Group (VU Group: 0.89 +/- 0.31 vs PF Group: 1.47 (1.34 vs C Group: 1.88 +/- 0.08, p < 0.001). A correlation was found between left ventricular ejection fraction and PCr/beta-ATP in 39 patients (r = 0.64, p < 0.001). Patients under functional class I (n = 22) presented PCr/beta-ATP of 1.45 +/- 0.35, and those in functional classes II and III (n = 17), PCr/beta-ATP of 0.94 +/- 0.36 (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The 31-phosphorus MRS was able to detect non-invasively changes in the rest energy metabolism of patients with Chagas' disease, with and without systolic dysfunction. These changes were related to the severity of heart impairment. (Arq Bras Cardiol 2010; 95(2) : 264-271)
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