REDISTRIBUTION OF MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION DURING PERMANENT DUAL-CHAMBER PACING IN SYMPTOMATIC NONOBSTRUCTIVE HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY - A QUANTITATIVE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY STUDY

Authors
POSMA JL BLANKSMA PK VANDERWALL EE
Citation
Jl. Posma et al., REDISTRIBUTION OF MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION DURING PERMANENT DUAL-CHAMBER PACING IN SYMPTOMATIC NONOBSTRUCTIVE HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY - A QUANTITATIVE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY STUDY, HEART, 75(5), 1996, pp. 522-524
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
HEART → ACNP
ISSN journal
13556037
Volume
75
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
522 - 524
Database
ISI
SICI code
1355-6037(1996)75:5<522:ROMPDP>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Dual chamber pacing causes significant symptomatic improvement in many patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The mechanism behind this beneficial response is not fully understood. Positron emission tomogra phy showed a redistribution of myocardial flow during pacing in a pati ent with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Early septal act ivation reduced septal fibre strain and blood flow and increased septa l perfusion reserve.