title: [Evaluation of myocardial viability using magnetic resonance imaging--case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II, Instytut Kardiologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Mieczysław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasowicz
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Klimeczek
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolasa-Trela
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wicher-Muniak
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banyś
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Podolec
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zmudka
authors.forename: Wiesława
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tracz
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D004280:Dobutamine