Why the study?
Does combined assessment with ce-MR and PET predict functional recovery of dysfunctional myocardium after revascularization in patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction?
Population
19 patients with myocardial infarctions (>3 months) and ischemic chronic left ventricular dysfunction
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
11+/-2 months after revascularization
Authors
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May support combined ce-MR/PET to identify recoverable myocardium; leaves open whether it improves revascularization outcomes.
Does combined assessment with ce-MR and PET predict functional recovery of dysfunctional myocardium after revascularization in patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction?
Combined assessment of metabolism by PET and tissue composition by ce-MR accurately discriminates dysfunctional myocardium that will recover function after revascularization.
Knuesel et al. (2003) studied this question.
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