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Identification of Hibernating Myocardium With Quantitative Intravenous Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography

DOI

130

Citations

18

References

2003

Year

Sarah Shimoni, Nikolaos G. Frangogiannis, C. Aggeli, Kesavan Shan, Mario S. Verani, Miguel A. Quiñones, Rafael Espada, George V. Letsou, Gerald M. Lawrie, William L. Winters,
Circulation

Abstract

MCE with intravenous contrast identifies myocardial hibernation in humans. Prediction of viable myocardium with MCE is best using quantification of myocardial blood flow and provides improved accuracy compared with DE and Tl(201) scintigraphy.

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