The prognostic value of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony using gated myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with end-stage renal disease

BACKGROUND: Prior studies show that left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony (LVD), measured by gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI), identifies patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at higher risk for all-cause mortality but these were in small number of patients. We sought to assess the interaction between LVD and LV perfusion pattern in risk-stratification of a large sample size of patients with ESRD. METHODS: From the renal …