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Recovery of left ventricular function and positive remodeling post aortic valve replacement: Evidence from radionucleotide ventriculography in a patient with severe aortic insufficiency

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  1. Robert and Suzanne Tomisch Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, J1-5, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Matthew R. Summers MD & Wael A. Jaber MD

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Pre and post AVR radionucleotide ventriculography via MUGA cardiac blood pool imaging with Tc-99m. Pre-AVR MUGA notable for LVEF of 20% and reduced RVEF with both LV and RV dilation. Post-AVR MUGA notable for normalization of LVEF (60%) with significantly reduced LV dilation. Movie (MP4 6077 kb)

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Summers, M.R., Jaber, W.A. Recovery of left ventricular function and positive remodeling post aortic valve replacement: Evidence from radionucleotide ventriculography in a patient with severe aortic insufficiency. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 23, 1508–1509 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-016-0401-y

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