Myocardial Viability: Detection and Clinical Relevance

ISBN-13: 9780792328131 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 195 str.

A. E. Iskandrian; A. S. Iskandrian; Ernst E. E. Van Der Wall

Opis

In the past few years it has become clear that left ventricular dysfunction, even of severe degree, may be reversible after coronary revascularization in some patients. As a result, myocardial viability has captured the imagination of researchers and clinicians seeking to unravel the cellular and subcellular mechanisms and define appropriate diagnostic modalities. These diagnostic modalities include: cardiac catheterization, positron-emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, two-dimensional echocardiography and single-photon imaging.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; A.S. Iskandrian, E.E. van der Wall. 2. Myocardial ischemia, stunning and hibernation: blood flow, metabolism and pathophysiology mechanism; M.W. Finkel, C.V. Oddis, B.G. Hattler, R.L. Simmons. 3. Thallium-201 to assess myocardial viability; L.L. Johnson. 4. The role of technetium-99m Sestamibi in the evaluation of myocardial viability; P. Rigo, T. Benoit, S. Braat. 5. Delineation of viable myocardium with metabolic imaging; S.R. Bergmann. 6. Echocardiographic assessment of myocardial viability; S. Kaul. 7. Magnetic resonance techniques for the assessment of myocardial viability; E.E. van der Wall, H.W. Vliegen. 8. Approach to the assessment of myocardial viability in the cardiac catheterization laboratory; M.J. Kern, M.S. Flynn. 9. The cardiac surgeon's viewpoint of myocardial viability; E.H.G. Venneker, B.L.F. van Eck-Smit, G.L. van Rijk-Zwikker. 10. When is myocardial viability a clinical relevant issue? Summary and perspectives; A.S. Iskandrian, E.E. van der Wall. Index.