Prognostic value of microvascular occlusion MRI quantification in assessment of reperfused myocardial infarction

Abstract Background Reperfusion therapy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can salvage the myocardium; however, successful restoration of the coronary artery patency is not always associated with adequate perfusion at the level of microvasculature, known as the no-reflow or microvasc...

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Main Authors: Rana T. M. Khafagy, Wesam El Mozy, Emad Hamed, Yasser Ibrahim Abd ElKhalek, Wahid Tantawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
CMR
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00202-5