A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Christiane Cigagna Wiefels, Erivelton Alessandro do Nascimento, Christiane Rodrigues Alves, Fernanda Baptista Ribeiro, Fernando de Amorim Fernandes, [...]
Christiane Cigagna Wiefels, Erivelton Alessandro do Nascimento, Christiane Rodrigues Alves, Fernanda Baptista Ribeiro, Fernando de Amorim Fernandes, [...]
DOI: 10.5935/2359-4802.20180022
Abstract Background: Approximately 20 to 40% of patients with heart failure do not respond to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). To improve patient selection, phase analysis by myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (GSPECT) was developed. Objectives: To evaluate the clinical and scintigraphic response of patients with heart failure (HF) submitted to CRT using GSPECT. Method: This was an interventional study that included consecutive patients assessed by GSPECT four weeks prior to CRT implantation and six months after it for comparison. These patients also […]
Keywords: Heart Failure; Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / scintigraphy; Stroke Volume; Artery Coronary Disease / physiopathology; Myocardial Infarction