Quantitative assessment of dyssynchrony using ECG-gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging prior to and following cardiac resynchronization therapy

Circulation Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1550-1553

  Keida, Takehiko ^a   Ohira, Hiroshi ^a   Fujita, Masaki ^a   Chinen, Toshiya ^a   Nakamura, Kentaro ^a   Kato, Takahiro ^a   Sakakibara, Naoki ^a   Ihara, Zenichi ^b   Takami, Mitsuaki ^b  

^a 2 24 18 Higashikoiwa   (Japan)

^b Medtronic Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; ECG gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging; Intraventricular dyssynchrony

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; FUROSEMIDE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE DYSSYNCHRONY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; SYSTOLE; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 69049094111     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-08-0411     Document Type: Article

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