MRI characterization of myocardial and microvascular injuries
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Background The NIH estimated that 7 million Americans suffer from coronary artery disease and ~500,000 patients die of heart attacks yearly. Jung et al found that the number of microemboli correlates with the size of myocardium at risk in patients with myocardial infarction [1]. Due to the population inhomogeneity it is difficult to grade and compare LV dysfunction in patients with acute microinfarct and large infarct caused by microemboli and LAD artery obstruction. The objectives of this study were to characterize and compare the effects of LAD occlusion/reperfusion and microvascular embolization on LV function using MRI.
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دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013