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Myocardial edema imaging in acute coronary syndromes

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) continue to be the most common morbid condition of industrialized nations. The advent of and technical improvements in revascularization and medical therapy have led to a steady decline in mortality rates. However, many patients who suffer unstable angina or myocardial infarction require further testing and risk stratification to guide therapeutic selection and prognosis assignment. Myocardial edema imaging with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) affords the ability to define the amount of myocardium at risk, refine estimates of prognosis and provide guidance for therapies with excellent sensitivity compared with standard clinical markers. This review will discuss the rationale for edema imaging, how it is performed using CMR, and potential clinical applications.

Source: Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22737

Authors: Michael C. Walls, David Verhaert, James K. Min, Subha V. Raman

Institutions: The Ohio State University, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute