MR findings of microvascular perfusion in infarcted and remote myocardium early after successful primary PCI.

OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate CMR myocardial first-pass perfusion in the injured region as well as the non-infarcted area in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients few days after successful primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). MATERIALS AND METHODS:220 pat...

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Main Authors: Anne Bethke, Limalanathan Shanmuganathan, Christian Shetelig, David Swanson, Geir Øystein Andersen, Jan Eritsland, Nils Einar Kløw, Pavel Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6226160?pdf=render