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  • Title: No differences in rest myocardial blood flow in stunned and hibernating myocardium: insights into the pathophysiology of ischemic cardiomyopathy.
    Author: Benz DC, von Dahlen AP, Huang W, Messerli M, von Felten E, Benetos G, Giannopoulos AA, Fuchs TA, Gräni C, Gebhard C, Pazhenkottil AP, Gaemperli O, Kaufmann PA, Buechel RR.
    Journal: Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging; 2019 Oct; 46(11):2322-2328. PubMed ID: 31359109.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The human pathophysiology of stunned, hibernating and scarred myocardium in ischemic cardiomyopathy is a subject of controversy. While the "smart heart" theory postulates that reduced myocardial blood flow (MBF) at rest is responsible for myocytes switching to a state of hibernation, other theories suggest that a reduced myocardial flow reserve (MFR) may be the cause. METHODS: We included 110 patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Based on quantitative myocardial perfusion assessment and viability imaging with 13N-NH3 and 18F-FDG positron emission tomography, respectively, as well as wall motion assessment from echocardiography, myocardial tissue was characterized as remote (i.e., normal myocardium), stunned (i.e., dysfunctional but viable myocardium with normal rest perfusion), hibernating (i.e., dysfunctional but viable myocardium with impaired rest perfusion), or scarred myocardium (i.e., non-viable myocardium). RESULTS: Compared to remote myocardium, dysfunctional but viable myocardium (including stunned and hibernating) had reduced rest MBF (0.89 mL/min/g vs. 0.79 and 0.76 mL/min/g, respectively; p < 0.001) and MFR (1.53 vs. 1.27 and 1.17; p < 0.001). Between stunned and hibernating myocardium, however, rest MBF and MFR did not differ (p = 0.40). In scarred myocardium, rest MBF was lowest (0.66 mL/min/g; p < 0.001) but, in contrast to the other myocardial states, k2 (i.e., tracer washout) was increased (0.199/min vs. 0.178/min to 0.181/min; all p < 0.05 in pairwise comparison). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, impaired MFR is associated with stunning and hibernation. These states of dysfunctional but viable myocardium have lower rest MBF compared to remote myocardium. At the end of the continuum, rest MBF is lowest in scar tissue and linked to increased rate of tracer washout.
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