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Positron emission tomography and recovery following revascularization (PARR-1): the importance of scar and the development of a prediction rule for the degree of recovery of left ventricular function

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine whether the extent of viability or scar is important in the amount of recovery of left ventricular (LV) function, and to develop a model for predicting recovery after revascularization that could be tested in a randomized trial. BACKGROUND: F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) is used to define viable myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and …

Authors

Beanlands RSB; Ruddy TD; deKemp RA; Iwanochko RM; Coates G; Freeman M; Nahmias C; Hendry P; Burns RJ; Lamy A

Journal

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 40, No. 10, pp. 1735–1743

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

November 2002

DOI

10.1016/s0735-1097(02)02489-0

ISSN

0735-1097