title: Evaluation of myocardial ischemia and viability by noninvasive cardiac imaging.
abstract: Noninvasive cardiac imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and cardiomyopathy, as well as in the decision making for therapeutic interventions. Proper assessment of the degree of myocardial ischemia and viability is essential to aid in therapies that may improve patient outcomes. In addition, a wealth of evidence exists on the prognostic value of the information obtained from noninvasive imaging. One must utilize an imaging study or studies in an organized fashion, incorporating the latest scientific evidence, guidelines and appropriateness criteria. This review summarizes the advantages, disadvantages and relevant literature on various imaging modalities currently available for the evaluation of myocardial ischemia and viability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8167, USA. katikireddy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Chandra K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Katikireddy
authors.forename: Noelle
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van Tosh
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stergiopoulos
mesh_terms: D057791:Cardiac Imaging Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000209:etiology; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals