Utility of positron emission tomography in predicting cardiac events and survival in patients with coronary artery disease and severe left ventricular dysfunction☆
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The investigators thank the technologist of the Kreitchman PET Center for assistance in performing the PET studies, and Robert R. Sciacca, D Eng Sci, for help with statistical analysis.
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This study was supported in part by The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation, Baltimore, Maryland.
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