Decreased septal wall thickening in patients with left bundle branch block

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-37

  Kasai, Tokuo ^a   DePuey, E Gordon ^a   Ali Shah, Arshad ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Left bundle branch block; Myocardial gated single photon emission computed tomography; Perfusion; Wall motion; Wall thickening

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIASTOLE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 1242342745     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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