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Electromechanical mapping for detection of myocardial viability in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Circulation - 27 Mar 2001
Bøtker H E, Lassen J F, Hermansen F, Wiggers H, Søgaard P, Kim W Y, Bøttcher M, Thuesen L, Pedersen A K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the ability of electromechanical mapping of the left ventricle to distinguish between nonviable and viable myocardium in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. METHODS AND RESULTS: Unipolar voltage amplitudes and local endocardial shortening were measured in 31 patients (mean+/-SD age, 62+/-8 years) with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction, 30+/-9%). Dysfunctional regions,...
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