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Rest and vasodilator MCE and SPECT were undertaken in LBBB patients. Septal (SW) and posterior wall (PW) thickness, thickening, quantitative myocardial blood flow (MBF), and MBF reserve were measured. SW\/PW thickness and percentage thickening ratios were lower (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01 and\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.05, respectively) in group A compared with both groups B and C, but resting SW\/PW MBF and MBF reserve ratios were similar in all 3 groups. MBF reserve but not MBF was reduced in groups A and B (2.2\u00b10.7 versus 2.2\u00b10.2;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.98) compared with group C (3.1\u00b10.5;\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.01). SW thickness was an independent predictor (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    =0.006) of SPECT perfusion defects in LBBB patients without CAD. MCE (92%) had a sensitivity similar to SPECT (92%); however, the specificity of MCE (95%) was superior (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt;0.0001) to SPECT (47%) for the detection of CAD.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>\n                      <jats:italic>Conclusions\u2014<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:bold>\n                    Despite asymmetrical reduction in SW thickness and function, MBF is preserved and MBF reserve is homogeneously reduced in LBBB patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. 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