Comparison of Regional Myocardial Blood Flow and Perfusion in Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch Block: Role of Wall Thickening
Bernd Nowak, MD1,
Christoph Stellbrink, MD2,
Wolfgang M. Schaefer, MD, PhD1,
Anil M. Sinha, MD, PhD2,
Ole A. Breithardt, MD2,
Hans-Juergen Kaiser, PhD1,
Patrick Reinartz, MD1,
Peter Hanrath, MD2 and
Ulrich Buell, MD1
1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, Germany
2 Department of Internal Medicine I (Cardiology), University Hospital, Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, Germany

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FIGURE 1. Distribution of LV corrMBF (A), 99mTc-MIBI uptake (B), and wall thickening (C) as determined by gated 18F-FDG PET in 15 patients with LBBB without coronary artery disease.
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FIGURE 2. End-diastolic (diastole) and end-systolic (systole) wall thickness (A) and systolic wall thickening in percentage of the anteroseptal and posterolateral wall (B) in 14 patients with LBBB without coronary artery disease. Values were determined from parasternal echocardiographic M-mode recordings.
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