Assessment of acute myocardial infarction: current status and recommendations from the North American society for Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology.
There are a number of imaging tests that are used in the setting of acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome. Each has their strengths and limitations. Experts from the European Society of Cardiac Radiology and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging together with other prominent imagers reviewed the literature. It is clear that there is a definite role for imaging in these patients. While comparative accuracy, convenience and cost have largely guided test decisions in the past, the introduction of newer tests is being held to a higher standard which compares patient outcomes. Multicenter randomized comparative effectiveness trials with outcome measures are required.
Department of Radiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. aestill@emory.edu
Arthur E
AE
Stillman
Matthijs
M
Oudkerk
David
D
Bluemke
Jens
J
Bremerich
Fabio P
FP
Esteves
Ernest V
EV
Garcia
Matthias
M
Gutberlet
W Gregory
WG
Hundley
Michael
M
Jerosch-Herold
Dirkjan
D
Kuijpers
Raymond K
RK
Kwong
Eike
E
Nagel
Stamatios
S
Lerakis
John
J
Oshinski
Jean-François
JF
Paul
Richard
R
Underwood
Bernd J
BJ
Wintersperger
Michael R
MR
Rees
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D014481:United States