Insulin resistance is associated with impaired cardiac sympathetic innervation in patients with heart failure

Conclusion
Cardiac sympathetic innervation is more impaired in patients with IR and HF compared with matched non-IR patients. These findings shed light on the relationship among IR, HF, and cardiac sympathetic nervous system. Additional studies are needed to clarify the pathogenetic relationship between IR and HF.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - September 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Paolillo, S., Rengo, G., Pellegrino, T., Formisano, R., Pagano, G., Gargiulo, P., Savarese, G., Carotenuto, R., Petraglia, L., Rapacciuolo, A., Perrino, C., Piscitelli, S., Attena, E., Del Guercio, L., Leosco, D., Trimarco, B., Cuocolo, A., Perrone-Filard Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research