Abstract
Quantitative gated single-photon emission computed tomography was performed in 10
patients before and shortly after (<1 month) receiving biventricular pacing (BVP).
They were divided into 2 groups (responder and nonresponder groups) on the basis of
clinical status and echocardiographic parameters 18 ± 6 months later. In the responder
group, left ventricular synchrony shortly after BVP improved significantly compared
with that before BVP (p <0.05), but there was no change in the nonresponder group.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
March 15,
2004
Received in revised form:
March 15,
2004
Received:
January 5,
2004
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© 2004 Excerpta Medica Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
