What if heart disease starts outside the heart? This research will study how to simultaneously assess brain and body physiology, how they are jointly related to heart function, and how their response to physical and mental stress differs in patients with heart disease.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
Dynamic 18F-FDG PET
Panorama GS PET/CT
Blood flow responses
The primary endpoint is to evaluate if blood flow responses to acute stressors can be quantitatively measured with 18F-FDG
Time frame: During the procedure
Glucose metabolism responses
The secondary endpoint is to evaluate if glucose metabolic responses to acute stressors can be quantitatively measured with 18F-FDG
Time frame: During the scan
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