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- Title
The amount of viable and dyssynchronous myocardium is associated with response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: initial clinical results using multiparametric ECG-gated [18F]FDG PET.
- Authors
Lehner, Sebastian; Uebleis, Christopher; Schüßler, Franziska; Haug, Alexander; Kääb, Stefan; Bartenstein, Peter; Van Kriekinge, Serge D; Germano, Guido; Estner, Heidi; Hacker, Marcus
- Abstract
There is still a significant amount of patients who do not sufficiently respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Previous studies demonstrated that the amount of dyssynchronous myocardium was predictive of response to CRT. Otherwise, non-response is frequently associated with high amounts of scar tissue. The combination of these parameters might yield a more accurate prediction of response. We hypothesized that the probability of a CRT response increases with the presence of high amounts of "viable and dyssynchronous" myocardium.
- Publication
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 12, p1876
- ISSN
1619-7089
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00259-013-2516-6