Sites of latest mechanical activation as assessed by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy patients with LBBB

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1232-1239

  Lin, Xianhe ^a   Xu, Huiqin ^a   Zhao, Xuefeng ^a   Chen, Ji ^b  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; LV dyssynchrony; Phase analysis; SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; GATED SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSSYNCHRONY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; QRS COMPLEX; SITE OF LATEST MECHANICAL ACTIVATION; SPECT SCANNER; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROCEDURES; SCINTISCANNING;

AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIAC-GATED SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER-ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84900820060     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: 16197089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-014-2718-6     Document Type: Article

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