Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Radionuclide Techniques

Autor:	Heinrich R. Schelbert, Roxana Campisi, Felix Y. J. Keng
Rok vydání:	2000
Předmět:	Heart transplantation medicine.medical_specialty Poor prognosis Myocardial revascularization Ischemic cardiomyopathy Medical treatment business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Operative mortality Revascularization Patient population medicine Intensive care medicine business
Zdroj:	Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine ISBN: 9783662065921 Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine ISBN: 3540423095
Popis:	Ischemic cardiomyopathy associated with poor left ventricular (LV) function often presents a clinical management problem. There is overwhelming evidence that such patients have a poor prognosis when treated medically. Heart transplantation has now become a therapeutic alternative. However, the limited number of donor hearts makes this approach available to only the most qualified patients. On the other hand, it has been well documented that the long-term benefit of myocardial revascularization in this patient population is significantly better than medical treatment (Alderman et al. 1993). Because operative mortality remains high in these patients, the main concern is in the selection of those patients who will really benefit from revascularization.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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