Cardiac efficiency and oxygen consumption measured with 11C-acetate PET after long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy

O Lindner, J Sörensen, J Vogt, E Fricke… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2006 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a treatment option in patients with severe heart
failure and left bundle-branch block (LBBB). This study evaluated the effects of 4 and 13 mo …

Acute improvement of cardiac efficiency measured by 11C-acetate PET after cardiac resynchronization therapy and clinical outcome

K Kitaizumi, K Yukiiri, H Masugata, H Takinami… - … International Journal of …, 2010 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of 11 C-acetate positron emission
tomography (PET) for assessing the efficacy of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) …

Assessment of right ventricular oxidative metabolism by PET in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing cardiac resynchronisation therapy

J Knuuti, J Sundell, A Naum, E Engblom… - European journal of …, 2004 - Springer
Purpose Right ventricular (RV) performance is known to have prognostic value in patients
with congestive heart failure (CHF). Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) has been …

Effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on myocardial blood flow measured by oxygen-15 water positron emission tomography in idiopathic-dilated …

B Nowak, C Stellbrink, AM Sinha, HJ Kaiser… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Regional and global myocardial blood flow and coronary vascular resistance were
determined in patients with idiopathic-dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block …

Effect of cardiac resynchronization on myocardial efficiency and regional oxidative metabolism

H Ukkonen, RSB Beanlands, IG Burwash… - Circulation, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recent studies have demonstrated increased left ventricular contractility with
cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) using atriobiventricular stimulation. This study …

Effects of simultaneous and optimized sequential cardiac resynchronization therapy on myocardial oxidative metabolism and efficiency

SD Christenson, P Chareonthaitawee… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) can improve left ventricular (LV)
hemodynamics and function. Recent data suggest the energy cost of such improvement is …

Cardiac resynchronization therapyhomogenizes myocardial glucosemetabolism and perfusion in dilatedcardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block

B Nowak, AM Sinha, WM Schaefer, KC Koch… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives: We investigated whether cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) affects
myocardial glucose metabolism and perfusion in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and left …

Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on global and regional oxygen consumption and myocardial blood flow in patients with non-ischaemic and ischaemic …

O Lindner, J Vogt, A Kammeier, P Wielepp… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims We studied the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on global and
regional myocardial oxygen consumption (MVO2) and myocardial blood flow (MBF) in non …

Effect of biventricular pacing on metabolism and perfusion in patients affected by dilated cardiomyopathy and left bundle branch block: evaluation by positron emission …

G Neri, P Zanco, F Zanon, R Buchberger - Europace, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Aims Evaluate the possible changes in myocardial metabolism and perfusion induced by
biventricular pacing (BIVP) in patients affected by dilated cardiomyopathy (DC) and left …

Myocardial perfusion imaging using gated SPECT in heart failure patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy

R Sciagrà, M Giaccardi, MC Porciani… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2004 - Soc Nuclear Med
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by biventricular pacing is indicated in patients with
severe heart failure and left bundle branch block who remain symptomatic despite optimal …