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Assessment of Myocardial Viability by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Author(s) -
Lloyd Steven G.,
Gupta Himanshu
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.0742-2822.2005.04033.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance , hibernating myocardium , stunning , hibernation (computing) , disease , myocardial stunning , intensive care medicine , myocardial infarction , radiology , ischemia , computer science , state (computer science) , revascularization , algorithm
Patients with ischemic heart disease may have left ventricular (LV) dysfunction due to reversible or irreversible causes. The ability to distinguish viable myocardium with dysfunction due to a reversible etiology (hibernation, stunning) from nonviable scar is critical for determining proper management of the patient. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a technique that has been established to be useful for the detection of myocardial viability and advancements in the field promise to further increase its utility. In this review we describe the features of CMR that make it suited for this purpose and outline promising developments that may soon make CMR the reference standard for viability assessment.