Henry Gewirtz, MD

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Elected 1990
Investigation of physiological mechanisms of the regulation of myocardial blood flow (MBF) in humans. Positron emission tomography (PET) is used for quantiative measurements of MBF as well as LV function, glucose metabolism and myocardial oxygen consumption. Developmental work on a new, F-18 labeled PET tracer for MBF measurement also is in progress in both human subjects as well as in a porcine model of the coronary circulation.