Figure 3From: Symptomatic relief precedes improvement of myocardial blood flow in patients under spinal cord stimulationScintigram of one patient prior to (left) and twelve months after (right) implantation. Each first line shows a stress scan, the second line the appendant rest scan. The third line shows again a stress scan etc. After one year clearly reduced hibernation resp. prolonged ischemia of the anterior LV wall (arrows vertical long axis views). Less pronounced reduction of the ischemia of the lateral LV wall (arrow heads short axis views).Back to article page