Resting Myocardial Blood Flow Is Impaired in Hibernating Myocardium
Author(s) -
Joseph B. Selvanayagam,
Michael JeroschHerold,
Italo Porto,
David C. Sheridan,
Adrian S. H. Cheng,
Steffen E. Petersen,
Nick Searle,
Keith M. Chan,
Adrian Banning,
Stefan Neubauer
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.549170
Subject(s) - hibernating myocardium , medicine , cardiology , perfusion , blood flow , stenosis , coronary circulation , coronary flow reserve , magnetic resonance imaging , coronary artery disease , myocardial stunning , nuclear medicine , ischemia , revascularization , radiology , myocardial infarction
Although impairment in perfusion reserve is well recognized in hibernating myocardium, there is substantial controversy as to whether resting myocardial blood flow (MBF) is reduced in such circumstances. Quantitative first-pass cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) perfusion imaging allows absolute quantification of MBF. We hypothesized that MBF assessed at rest by quantitative CMR perfusion imaging is reduced in hibernating myocardium.
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