Acute myocardial infarction (MI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In
patients with MI, the treatment of choice for reducing acute myocardial ischemic injury and …

The damage inflicted on the myocardium during acute myocardial infarction is the result of 2
processes: ischemia and subsequent reperfusion (ischemia/reperfusion injury). During the …

PURPOSE: To design a segmented inversion-recovery turbo fast low-angle shot
(turboFLASH) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging pulse sequence for the visualization of …

After a reperfused myocardial infarction (MI), dynamic tissue changes occur (edema,
inflammation, microvascular obstruction, hemorrhage, cardiomyocyte necrosis, and …

Background—In animal models, brief periods of ischemia performed just at the time of
reperfusion can reduce infarct size, a phenomenon called postconditioning. In this …

Background The benefit of reperfusion therapies for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is limited by post-infarction left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Our aim was to …

Despite significant therapeutic advances, the prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF)
remains poor, and current therapeutic approaches are palliative in the sense that they do not …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is established in clinical practice for the
diagnosis and management of diseases of the cardiovascular system. However, current …

appeared to plug the capillary lumen. 13 Cellular edema compressing the capillaries was
confirmed in more than one experiment. 10, 21, 22 This may explain the occasional benefit …

Background—The extent of the peri-infarct zone by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has
been related to all-cause mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. This relationship …