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01-06-2021 | Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy | EDITORIAL

Phase analysis of gated myocardial perfusion SPECT and cardiac resynchronization therapy: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Authors: Erito Marques de Souza Filho, MD, PhD, Claudio Tinoco Mesquita, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology | Issue 3/2021

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Title: Phase analysis of gated myocardial perfusion SPECT and cardiac resynchronization therapy: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Authors: Erito Marques de Souza Filho, MD, PhD
Claudio Tinoco Mesquita, MD, PhD
Publication date: 01-06-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Published in: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 1071-3581
Electronic ISSN: 1532-6551
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-020-02056-w

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