Assessment of Myocardial Viability: Selection of Patients for Viability Study and Revascularization

The aim of this article is to review the application of current imaging techniques used for the detection of viable myocardium. Each technique is discussed briefly, and the more commonly used techniques are compared. The imaging techniques reviewed herein are dobutamine stress echocardiography, sing...

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Main Authors: Masoumeh Lotfi-Tokaldany, Jalil Majd-Ardakani, Hakimeh Sadeghian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-03-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12794.pdf&manuscript_id=12794