European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on May 4, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(14):1447-1448; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi317
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Enhancement of perfusion reserve by cardiac resynchronization therapy
Department of Cardiology
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VU University Medical Center
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Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Research
6D 120
VU University Medical Center
De Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Department of Cardiology
6D 120
VU University Medical Center
De Boelelaan 1117
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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With great interest, we read the recent work by Lindner et al.,1 which investigated the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on regional resting myocardial oxidative metabolism and perfusion. Even though the observed