Myocardial ischemia and viability by cardiac magnetic resonance: The international experience and the Greek reality

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Mavrogeni, Sophie ^a   Bratis, Konstantinos ^a   Kolovou, Genovefa ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Myocardial perfusion; Myocardial viability

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; GREECE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; REVIEW; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADENOSINE; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DOBUTAMINE; GADOLINIUM; GREECE; HEART; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84856251111     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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