After myocardial infarction, optimal clinical management depends critically on cardiac
imaging. Remodelling and heart failure, presence of inducible ischaemia, presence of …

This report of an ESC Study Group reviews current knowledge on myocardial hibernation
and relevant imaging techniques, and provides an algorithm for investigation and …

Objectives. This study evaluated the relative merits of the most frequently used techniques
for predicting improvement in regional contractile function after coronary revascularization in …

Methods A MEDLINE search (1980 through January 2000) was performed using the search
term “myocardial viability” in combination with a set of terms for the techniques:“Thallium …

Myocardial viability assessment is typically reserved for patients with coronary artery
disease and significant left ventricular dysfunction. In this setting, there is myocardial …

Despite major advances, ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) remains a significant cause of
death and disability worldwide, with coronary artery disease (CAD) the leading cause of left …

Observations of reversibility of cardiac contractile dysfunction in patients with coronary artery
disease and ischemia were first made more than 40 years ago. Since that time a wealth of …

Objectives. This study aimed to define the optimal criteria for detecting viable myocardium
with rest–redistribution thallium-201 (Tl-201) or baseline–nitrate technetium-99m (Tc-99m) …

Antianginal and lipid-lowering medications may modify the results of stress myocardial
perfusion imaging. Several studies have shown the beneficial potential of these agents in …

Background Nitrate-enhanced perfusion imaging has been shown to detect viability in
dysfunctional myocardium, but nitrate-enhanced technetium 99m sestamibi has not been …