A Comparative Assessment of Cardiovascular Autonomic Reflex Testing and Cardiac 123 I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus without Complications or Cardiovascular Risk Factors

• Published in: International journal of endocrinology Vol. 2018; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Didangelos, Triantafyllos, Moralidis, Efstratios, Karlafti, Eleni, Tziomalos, Konstantinos, Margaritidis, Charalambos, Kontoninas, Zisis, Stergiou, Ioannis, Boulbou, Maria, Papagianni, Marianthi, Papanastasiou, Emmanouel, Hatzitolios, Apostolos I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018

Aim . To compare the cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests (CARTs) with cardiac sympathetic innervation imaging with 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Patients and Methods . Forty-nine patients (29 males, mean age 36 ± 10 years, mean T1DM duration...