title: [Value of the assessment of myocardial viability: evaluation with positron emission tomography 18F-FDG].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez y Unidad PET/CT Ciclotrón, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, Tlalpan, DF México.
authors.forename: Erick
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alexánderson Rosas
authors.forename: Pedro Alberto
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lamothe Molina
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iñarra Talboy
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calleja Torres
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez García
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ochoa López
authors.forename: Aloha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meave González
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D004280:Dobutamine