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- Title
Characterization of a highly effective preparation for suppression of myocardial glucose utilization.
- Authors
Larson, Sophia R.; Pieper, Justin A.; Hulten, Edward A.; Ficaro, Edward P.; Corbett, James R.; Murthy, Venkatesh L.; Weinberg, Richard L.
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>With appropriate protocols, F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) can visualize myocardial inflammation. Optimal protocols and normative myocardial FDG uptake values are not well-established.<bold>Methods: </bold>We evaluated 111 patients referred for inflammation cardiac FDG PET/CT. Patients followed a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet for 36 hours before imaging and received unfractionated heparin. Glucose and fatty acid metabolism biomarkers were obtained. Mean blood pool and maximum myocardial uptake (SUVmean, SUVmax) were measured, avoiding areas of abnormal FDG uptake or spillover.<bold>Results: </bold>Adequate suppression of myocardial FDG uptake occurred in 95% of patients (n = 106). Myocardial SUVmax was significantly below background blood pool SUVmean: septal myocardial to blood pool ratio 0.75 (95% CI 0.73-0.77; P < 0.001); lateral myocardial to blood pool ratio 0.70 (95% CI 0.68-0.72; P < 0.001). Glucose, insulin, and C-peptide correlated to blood pool SUVmean (Spearman rs = 0.39, P < 0.01; rs = 0.40, P < 0.01; rs = 0.35, P < 0.01) and myocardial SUVmax (Spearman rs = 0.31, P < 0.01; rs = 0.31, P < 0.01; rs = 0.26, P < 0.01). Fatty acid metabolism biomarkers did not correlate to myocardial SUVmax.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Patients following intensive metabolic preparation have myocardial FDG SUVmax below background SUVmean. Biomarkers of glucose metabolism modestly correlate to FDG uptake.
- Subjects
POSITRON emission tomography; GLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HIGH-fat diet; GLUCOSE metabolism
- Publication
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 3, p849
- ISSN
1071-3581
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s12350-019-01786-w