title: Principles, current status and clinical implications of ischaemic heart disease assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has matured into a robust, accurate and highly reproducible imaging modality for the assessment of cardiac function and ischaemic heart disease. The unique physical properties of CMR permit depiction of pathology-specific tissue contrast based on differences in tissue composition, such as myocardial oedema, necrosis and fibrosis. This can be imaged at high spatial resolution allowing characterisation of the acuity of an ischaemic event, the presence and extent of myocardial ischaemia, necrosis and viability. Prognostically important information obtained from CMR evaluation of ischaemic heart disease, such as left ventricular ejection fraction, infarct size and transmurality, infarct location and the presence of intraventricular mechanical dyssynchrony may be used to guide coronary revascularisation, device and medical therapies.
authors: BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Chan
authors: A H
authors: AH
authors: Ellims
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Duffy
authors: D M
authors: DM
authors: Kaye
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D000241:Adenosine; D003287:Contrast Media; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004489:Edema, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005682:Gadolinium; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D008833:Microcirculation; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D009929:Organ Size; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005682:Gadolinium; D000241:Adenosine