January 4, 2006Circulation175 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperMyocardial Viability Testing and the Effect of Early Intervention in Patients With Advanced Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Structured PICO
Does early intervention improve survival in systolic heart failure patients referred for PET/FDG?
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Population
Systolic heart failure patients referred for PET/FDG
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Intervention
Early intervention
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Outcome
Survivalhard clinical
Early intervention may improve survival in systolic heart failure patients referred for PET/FDG, regardless of the degree of myocardial viability.
Abstract
Among systolic heart failure patients referred for PET/FDG, early intervention may be associated with improved survival irrespective of the degree of viability.