Intramyocardial hemorrhage contributes to microvascular obstruction in acute myocardial infarction
โ Scribed by Nilesh R Ghugre; Jennifer Barry; Alan Moody; Bradley H Strauss; Graham Wright
- Publisher
- BioMed Central
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6647
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โฆ Synopsis
The clinical implications of hemorrhagic versus nonhemorrhagic infarcts are currently unclear. Our study suggests that hemorrhage may not simply be a bystander but an active contributor to adverse left-ventricular remodeling following acute myocardial infarction.
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## Abstract ## Purpose To investigate a T1 and T2 preparation pulse sequence to evaluate microvascular obstruction (MO) in a porcine model of reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ## Materials and Methods A total of 14 pigs with reperfused AMI underwent MRI examinations at baseline and t