Comparison of positron emission tomography with the resting electrocardiogram for assessing viable myocardium in chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy involving the anterior left ventricular wall.
Desideri
Alessandro
A
Cardiovascular Research Foundation, S. Giacomo Hospital, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. aldesi@tin.it
Zanco
Pierluigi
P
Bertella
Mauro
M
Bigi
Riccardo
R
Cortigiani
Lauro
L
Bax
Jeroen
J
Suzzi
Gianleone
G
Celegon
Leopoldo
L
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D009336:Necrosis; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D014022:Tissue Survival / Q000502:physiology*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18