Demonstration of left ventricular dyssynchrony and resynchrony by ECG-gated SPECT with cardioGRAF in a patient with advanced heart failure and narrow QRS complex

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-154

  Morishima, Itsuro ^a   Sone, Takahito ^a   Tsuboi, Hideyuki ^a   Mukawa, Hiroaki ^a   Uesugi, Michitaka ^a   Hayashi, Kazunori ^b  

^a OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Nakatsugawa Municipal General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; CardioGRAF; Dyssynchrony; ECG gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging; Narrow QRS complex

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; ENALAPRIL; FUROSEMIDE; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIO GATED SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY REGIONAL ASSESSMENT FOR LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM GATED SINGLE PHOTON EMISISON TOMOGRAPHY MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; GATED IMAGING; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ALGORITHMS; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 59649108221     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9343-x     Document Type: Article

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