Open AccessEvaluation of left ventricular function and volume in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: gated myocardial single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) versus echocardiography
Author(s) -
Fatma Berk,
Serkan İşgören,
Hakan Demır,
Güliz Kozdağ,
Dilek Ural,
Baki Komşuoğlu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.5144/0256-4947.2005.198
Subject(s) - medicine , dilated cardiomyopathy , single photon emission computed tomography , cardiology , ventricular function , emission computed tomography , cardiomyopathy , ventricular volume , radiology , heart failure , perfusion , ejection fraction
Left ventricular function, volumes and regional wall motion provide valuable diagnostic information and are of long-term prognostic importance in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of 2D-echocardiography and gated single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) for evaluation of these parameters in patients with DCM.