Cardiac imaging after myocardial infarction

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 272-283

  Flachskampf, Frank A ^a   Schmid, Michael ^b   Rost, Christian ^b   Achenbach, Stephan ^b   Demaria, Anthony N ^c   Daniel, Werner G ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Echocardiography; Heart failure; Hibernation; Left ventricular remodelling; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial infarction; Nuclear imaging; Viability

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTERY EMBOLISM; CARDIAC IMAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NO REFLOW PHENOMENON; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; REVIEW; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

CARDIAC VOLUME; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 79551707046     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq446     Document Type: Review

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