American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
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ASNC2007: PET-guided CRT Lead Placement Boosts Response in Ischemic Heart Failure

September 17, 2007
Source: MedPage Today

With PET-guided lead placement, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) can achieve significant clinical improvement in patients with severe ischemic heart failure, even in the presence of extensive scarring, investigators reported here.

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