[Value of the assessment of myocardial viability: evaluation with positron emission tomography 18F-FDG].
It used to be thought that the consequences of coronary artery disease were final, and that the prognosis of the patient was limited to the extent of the ventricular dysfunction. This paradigm changed radically when the concept of hibernating myocardium was introduced, which states the existence of tissue that can regain contractile function after being re-vascularized. This introduced a new concept in cardiology: myocardial viability. This work presents a clear example of the importance of detecting myocardial viability in selected patients, due to the impact not only in treatment but in prognosis as well. It is also emphasized that positron emission tomography (PET) is the gold standard method to detect myocardial viability.
Alexánderson Rosas
Erick
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Department de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez y Unidad PET/CT Ciclotrón, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Tlalpan, DF México.
Lamothe Molina
Pedro Alberto
PA
Iñarra Talboy
Fernando
F
Calleja Torres
Rodrigo
R
Martínez García
Alfonso
A
Ochoa López
Juan Manuel
JM
Meave González
Aloha
A
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D004280:Dobutamine; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014022:Tissue Survival; D014463:Ultrasonography
D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D004280:Dobutamine