| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2933616 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Because it can accurately detect preserved glucose metabolism even in the hypoperfused or stunned myocardium, 18-FDG-PET is considered as the gold standard of myocardial viability assessment. In tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, a presumed condition of stunning, absence of glucose metabolism however is not a marker of death. This sheds a critical light on 18-FDG-PET as a gold standard for viability.
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Authors
Bart W.L. De Boeck, Frederik A. Verburg, Monique G.G. Hobbelink, Birgitta Velthuis, Paul G. Melman, Maarten-Jan M. Cramer,