PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J. L. Posma
AU  - P. K. Blanksma
AU  - E. E. van der Wall
TI  - Redistribution of myocardial perfusion during permanent dual chamber pacing in symptomatic non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a quantitative positron emission tomography study.
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.75.5.522
DP  - 1996 May 01
TA  - Heart
PG  - 522--524
VI  - 75
IP  - 5
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/75/5/522.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/75/5/522.full
SO  - Heart1996 May 01; 75
AB  - Dual chamber pacing causes significant symptomatic improvement in many patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The mechanism behind this beneficial response is not fully understood. Positron emission tomography showed a redistribution of myocardial flow during pacing in a patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Early septal activation reduced septal fibre strain and blood flow and increased septal perfusion reserve.