Key result
Abnormal magnetocardiography parameters and field maps track progressively with worsening ischemic heart disease severity.
Why the study?
Differences in magnetocardiography parameters between healthy subjects and ischemic heart disease patients across varying severities were not fully characterized.
Does magnetocardiography (MCG) detect differences in magnetic field parameters across varying severities of ischemic heart disease compared to healthy controls?
Comparison
MCG parameters compared across healthy controls and ischemic heart disease groups with varying severity
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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MCG parameters were associated with IHD severity; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=105)
Does magnetocardiography (MCG) detect differences in magnetic field parameters across varying severities of ischemic heart disease compared to healthy controls?
Magnetocardiography parameters correlate with the severity of ischemic heart disease, suggesting its potential utility as a sensitive, non-invasive diagnostic tool.
Lim et al. (2009) conducted a cross-sectional in Ischemic heart disease (n=105). Ischemic heart disease vs. Healthy subjects was evaluated on Magnetocardiography (MCG) parameters and magnetic field map (MFM) patterns. Abnormal magnetocardiography parameters and magnetic field map patterns increased as the severity of ischemic heart disease worsened from stable angina to Q-wave myocardial infarction.
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