Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	6659
Country	Italy

Received	2013-10-26 12:38
Peer-Review Started	2013-10-27 12:48
To Make the First Decision	2013-11-19 12:54
Return for Revision	2013-11-19 17:46
Revised	2013-11-20 00:37
Second Decision	2013-12-19 12:59
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-12-19 13:19
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-12-30 04:21
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Role of nuclear cardiology for guiding device therapy in patients with heart failure
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mario Petretta, Andrea Petretta, Teresa Pellegrino, Carmela Nappi, Valeria Cantoni and Alberto Cuocolo
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mario Petretta, MD, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico Ⅱ, Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. petretta@unina.it
Key Words	Heart failure; Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; Cardiovascular imaging; Single-photon emission-computed tomography; Positron emission tomography; Metaiodobenzylguanidine
Core Tip	This article focuses on the potential capability of nuclear cardiology techniques to guide cardiac resynchronization therapy and to select patients for implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Radionuclide angiography and gated single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging have shown promise as predictors of outcome after device therapies. Combined positron emission tomography/computed tomography may identify the location of biventricular pacemaker leads and obtain left ventricular functional data, including contractile phase analysis. Cardiac imaging with autonomic radiotracers may predict cardiac resynchronization therapy response and may also identify patients at risk for sudden cardiac death, therefore potentially offering a way to select patients for these device treatments.
Publish Date	2014-02-26 18:57
Citation	Petretta M, Petretta A, Pellegrino T, Nappi C, Cantoni V, Cuocolo A. Role of nuclear cardiology for guiding device therapy in patients with heart failure. World J Meta-Anal 2014; 2(1): 1-16
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v2/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v2.i1.1

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