<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>One of the most significant causes of heart failure is coronary heart disease and subsequent left ventricular dysfunction. The prognosis and perioperative mortality are influenced by left ventricular function, which is also an important predictor marker following revascularization. The evaluation of myocardial perfusion is of utmost importance in patients who present several symptoms before choosing cardiac catheterization as treatment. The evaluation of myocardial perfusion and myocardial viability leads to superior diagnostic and treatment algorithms, thus resulting in an important improvement in the outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease. Color Doppler myocardial imaging, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), contrast perfusion echocardiography, positron emission computed tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are currently used methods for assessing myocardial perfusion. This review aims to summarize the benefits and disadvantages of each of these techniques.</p></abstract>

One of the most significant causes of heart failure is coronary heart disease and subsequent left ventricular dysfunction. The prognosis and perioperative mortality are influenced by left ventricular function, which is also an important predictor marker following revascularization. The evaluation of myocardial perfusion is of utmost importance in patients who present several symptoms before choosing cardiac catheterization as treatment. The evaluation of myocardial perfusion and myocardial viability leads to superior diagnostic and treatment algorithms, thus resulting in an important improvement in the outcomes of patients with coronary artery disease. Color Doppler myocardial imaging, single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), contrast perfusion echocardiography, positron emission computed tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are currently used methods for assessing myocardial perfusion. This review aims to summarize the benefits and disadvantages of each of these techniques.

Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion

Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș,

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș,

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

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One of the most significant causes of heart failure is coronary heart disease and subsequent left ventricular dysfunction. The prognosis and perioperative...

Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion

Publié en ligne: 29 déc. 2016

Pages: 247 - 251

Reçu: 15 oct. 2016

Accepté: 21 nov. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0069

Mots clés
myocardial perfusion, viability, stunning, hibernation, revascularization

© 2016 Laura Jáni et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Imaging Techniques for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion

Publié en ligne: 29 déc. 2016

Pages: 247 - 251

Reçu: 15 oct. 2016

Accepté: 21 nov. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0069

Mots clésmyocardial perfusion, viability, stunning, hibernation, revascularization

© 2016 Laura Jáni et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
myocardial perfusion, viability, stunning, hibernation, revascularization