Thepurpose of this studywas to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) assessed with PET in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD). Myocardial perfusion is the main determinant of left ventricular function in patients with IHD. The prognostic value of LVEF has been widely established. In addition, MPR deter-mines survival in patients with hypertrophic and dilated cardio-myopathies. In the present study, we evaluated whether MPR also determines survival in patients with IHD.Methods:Between 1995 and 2003, 480 consecutive patients with chronic IHD un-derwent dipyridamole stress and rest 13N-ammonia PET to de-termine MPR. Additionally, 18F-FDG PET was performed for via...
Not all patients treated on the basis of PET-proven viability benefit from revascularization. Myocar...
Purpose: To assess the prognostic value of regional quantitative myocardial flow measures as assesse...
Deterioration of left ventricular (LV) function after myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of...
Thepurpose of this studywas to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction (L...
The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction ...
PURPOSE: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after myocardial infarction is considered to be d...
ObjectivesThis investigation sought to study the incremental value of gated rubidium (Rb)-82 positro...
Background Intracoronary physiologic indexes such as coronary flow reserve (CFR) and left ventricula...
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic and clinical value of quantita...
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) i...
Aims To evaluate the prognostic value of quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging with positron emi...
We studied the respective added value of the quantitative myocardial blood flow (MBF) and the myocar...
Objectives: This study presents a head-to-head comparison of the value of cardiac magnetic resonance...
Background: PET myocardial perfusion allows myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) quantification as wel...
Not all patients treated on the basis of PET-proven viability benefit from revascularization. Myocar...
Purpose: To assess the prognostic value of regional quantitative myocardial flow measures as assesse...
Deterioration of left ventricular (LV) function after myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of...
Thepurpose of this studywas to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction (L...
The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic value of left ventricular ejection fraction ...
PURPOSE: Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after myocardial infarction is considered to be d...
ObjectivesThis investigation sought to study the incremental value of gated rubidium (Rb)-82 positro...
Background Intracoronary physiologic indexes such as coronary flow reserve (CFR) and left ventricula...
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic and clinical value of quantita...
ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) i...
Aims To evaluate the prognostic value of quantitative myocardial perfusion imaging with positron emi...
We studied the respective added value of the quantitative myocardial blood flow (MBF) and the myocar...
Objectives: This study presents a head-to-head comparison of the value of cardiac magnetic resonance...
Background: PET myocardial perfusion allows myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) quantification as wel...
Not all patients treated on the basis of PET-proven viability benefit from revascularization. Myocar...
Purpose: To assess the prognostic value of regional quantitative myocardial flow measures as assesse...
Deterioration of left ventricular (LV) function after myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of...