Are impaired cardiac sympathetic innervation and myocardial perfusion related to lethal arrhythmia : quantification of cardiac tracers in patients with ICDs?
Impairment of cardiac sympathetic innervation and myocardial perfusion is related to lethal arrhythmic events leading to sudden death, and the combined assessment of these can identify patients for whom prophylactic ICD use has the greatest potential.
Our data suggest that the combination between sorafenib and long-acting octreotide is active and well tolerated in patients with advanced HCC and could represent another efficacious chance for the management of this population.