[Evaluation of myocardial viability using magnetic resonance imaging--case report].
The authors described the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of the viability of the left ventricular myocardium in a patient with a history of cardiac infarction treated with primary coronary angioplasty (primary PCI) and with symptoms of postreperfusion injury of the left ventricular muscle (no-reflow phenomenon). The perfusion of the left ventricular myocardium was evaluated with the use of paramagnetic contrast. The heart movement was evaluated at rest and after the administration of a small dose of dobutamine. The use of magnetic resonance tomography made it possible to pinpoint the area of stunned and necrotic myocardium.
Pasowicz
Mieczysław
M
Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II, Instytut Kardiologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
Klimeczek
Piotr
P
Kolasa-Trela
Renata
R
Wicher-Muniak
Ewa
E
Banyś
Paweł
P
Podolec
Piotr
P
Zmudka
Krzysztof
K
Tracz
Wiesława
W
D000328:Adult; D003287:Contrast Media; D004280:Dobutamine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D004280:Dobutamine