Independent of the severity of coronary artery disease, diabetic patients have an increased
risk of developing heart failure. This clinical entity has been considered to be a distinct …

Diabetic complications are among the largely exigent health problems currently.
Cardiovascular complications, including diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), account for more …

The European procedural guidelines for radionuclide imaging of myocardial perfusion and
viability are presented in 13 sections covering patient information, radiopharmaceuticals …

The response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) varies significantly among
individuals. Preliminary data suggest that the presence of myocardial viability may be …

Dyslipidaemias, particularly those characterized by the 'atherogenic profile'of high low‐
density lipoprotein‐cholesterol and triglycerides and low high‐density lipoprotein …

Intramyocardial injection of bone marrow cells has been proposed as a new therapeutic
option for patients with chronic ischemic heart disease. We investigated whether autologous …

The present study investigated the safety, feasibility, and potential efficacy of autologous
bone marrow cell injection in patients with chronic myocardial infarction and severe left …

Abstract Purpose 18 F-FDG PET is an important modality for myocardial viability assessment
in patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Dual-isotope simultaneous acquisition …

Background Traditionally, cardiac fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake is combined with
regional perfusion for optimal evaluation of viability. Gated FDG-positron emission tomogra …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare contrast-enhanced MRI and nuclear
imaging with 99m Tc-tetrofosmin and 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) single photon …