Effects of left bundle branch block on myocardial FDG PET in patients without significant coronary artery stenoses

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 973-977

  Zanco, Pierluigi ^a   Desideri, Alessandro ^b   Mobilia, Gianni ^b   Cargnel, Serena ^b   Milan, Elisa ^b   Celegon, Leopoldo ^b   Buchberger, Riccardo ^b   Ferlin, Giorgio ^b  

^a Ospedale 18   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

13N NH3; FDG; Left bundle branch block; PET

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0034042566     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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