Evaluation of cardiac function in the presence of frequent ventricular premature beats.
Frequent ventricular ectopia in an otherwise healthy person is often benign. Nevertheless, for optimal patient management, serious underlying heart disease should be excluded. The authors illustrate the use of list-mode equilibrium blood-pool ventriculography for defining left ventricular function.
D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013667:Technetium
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