T2* mapping showed a standard deviation threshold underestimated ischemic area at risk compared with a boundary detection tool when ≤5% hemorrhage was present (21.8% vs 44.0%, P<.05).
Observational (n=15)
Absolute Event Rate: 21.8% vs 44%
p-value: p=< .05
Research ethics committee approval and informed consent were obtained. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of multiecho T2* mapping of the heart for detecting reperfusion hemorrhage following percutaneous primary coronary intervention (PPCI) for acute myocardial infarction, and to measure the effect of hemorrhage on quantifying the ischemic area at risk (IAR) on T2-weighted magnetic resonance images. Fifteen patients (mean age, 59 years; 13 men, two women) were imaged a mean of 3.2 days following PPCI. The mean area of hemorrhage, indicated by a T2* decay constant of less than 20 msec, was 5.0% +/- 4.9 (standard deviation) at the level of the infarct and this correlated with the infarct (r(2) = 0.76, P < .01) and microvascular obstruction (r(2) = 0.75, P < .01) volumes. When 5% or less hemorrhage was present, the IAR was underestimated by 50% at a standard deviation threshold level of five, compared with a boundary detection tool (21.8% vs 44.0%, P < .05). T2* mapping is feasible for quantifying post-reperfusion hemorrhage and boundary detection is required to accurately assess the IAR when hemorrhage is present.
O’Regan et al. (Wed,) conducted a observational in Acute myocardial infarction (n=15). Multiecho T2* mapping vs. Boundary detection tool was evaluated on Ischemic area at risk (IAR) quantification when ≤5% hemorrhage is present (p=< .05). T2* mapping showed a standard deviation threshold underestimated ischemic area at risk compared with a boundary detection tool when ≤5% hemorrhage was present (21.8% vs 44.0%, P<.05).