RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Imaging Solutions to Determining Myocardial Viability before Revascularization
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 16
SP 18
OP 20
DO 10.1177/155989771416015
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/16/18.abstract
AB Identifying viable myocardium with FDG-PET imaging identified patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction who benefited from revascularization and had improved survival. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging also has been shown to identify viable myocardium. Baseline ejection fraction, magnitude of myocardial scarring, degree of LV remodeling, and time to revascularization are inversely related to functional recovery after revascularization.