Is the cardiac function improvement after PTCA predictable by the quantitative indices from exercise stress 201Tl myocardial SPECT, in patients with old myocardial infarction?
Thus, the improvement of LVEF after PTCA may be predictable by the count ratio in the delayed SPECT image and LVEF before PTCA when the treated vessel is persistently patent.
Data obtained show that consumption of flavanols can reduce the effects of oxidative activity brought about by alcohol consumption, indicating that these compounds might display neuronal beneficial effects under oxidative stress.