Open AccessAssessment of myocardial viability by cardiac MRI
Author(s) -
Basil Al-Sabeq,
Faisal Nabi,
Dipan J. Shah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current opinion in cardiology/current opinion in cardiology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1080-787X
pISSN - 0268-4705
DOI - 10.1097/hco.0000000000000656
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , myocardial infarction , cardiology , revascularization , coronary artery disease , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , modalities , cardiac magnetic resonance , observational study , radiology , intensive care medicine , social science , sociology
Left ventricular systolic dysfunction because of coronary artery disease is common, and ascertaining which patients will benefit from revascularization can be challenging. Viability testing is an accepted means by which to base this decision, with multiple noninvasive imaging modalities available for this purpose. This review aims to highlight the key role of cardiac magnetic resonance in myocardial viability assessment, with a focus on its unique strengths over other imaging modalities.