English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

This editorial refers to “Visualization and quantification of peri-operative myocardial infarction after coronary artery bypass surgery with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging”1 by J. Steuer et al. on page 1293In this issue of the journal, Steuer et al.1 describe the application of delayed contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the identification, characterisation and quantification of peri-operative myocardial infarction. Contrast-enhanced MRI was performed 4–9 days after coronary bypass surgery. Hyper-enhanced myocardial areas, representing myocardial necrosis, were identified in 18 of 23 patients. Biochemical markers of myocardial damage including creatinine kinase (CK-MB), troponin I and troponin T correlated with the mass of infarction. Most of the patients demonstrated patchy distribution of necrosis suggesting global, peri-operative ischaemia. However, those patients with high post-operative CK-MB levels (above five times the upper reference level) demonstrated more localised areas of infarctions. These results demonstrate the potential role of delayed contrast-enhanced MRI in the understanding … *Correspondence to: Paul Schoenhagen, Department of Cardiology/Radiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Radiology Desk Hb-6, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Tel.: +1-216-445-7579; fax: +1-216-445-6855  E-mail address: schoenp1{at}ccf.org

european heart journal

The emerging role of delayed contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the peri-operative evaluation of patients undergoing coronary revascularisation