Author/Authors :
Nowak، نويسنده , , Bernd and Stellbrink، نويسنده , , Christoph and Sinha، نويسنده , , Anil M and Kaiser، نويسنده , , Hans-Juergen and Reinartz، نويسنده , , Patrick and Koos، نويسنده , , Ralf and Markus، نويسنده , , Kai and Hanrath، نويسنده , , Peter and Buell، نويسنده , , Ulrich and Schaefer، نويسنده , , Wolfgang M، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Regional and global myocardial blood flow and coronary vascular resistance were determined in patients with idiopathic-dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block before and during cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using oxygen-15 water positron emission tomography. The investigated parameters did not exhibit regional heterogeneity and were not influenced by CRT. This implies that the beneficial effects of CRT do not require additional oxygen demand or regional reallocation of oxidative metabolism.
