Role of quantitative myocardial blood flow and 13N-ammonia washout for viability assessment in ischemic cardiomyopathy

[1] Jessup M(2003)Heart failure N Engl J Med 348 2007-2018

[2] Brozena S(1986)Reversibility of cardiac wall-motion abnormalities predicted by positron tomography N Engl J Med 314 884-888

[3] Tillisch J(2016)Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy N Engl J Med 374 1511-1520

[4] Brunken R(2014)Myocardial viability: it is still alive Semin Nucl Med 44 358-374

[5] Marshall R(2003)Preoperative comparison of different noninvasive strategies for predicting improvement in left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting Am J Cardiol 92 1-4

[6] Schwaiger M(1974)Physiologic basis for assessing critical coronary stenosis. Instantaneous flow response and regional distribution during coronary hyperemia as measures of coronary flow reserve Am J Cardiol 33 87-94

[7] Mandelkern M(2012)Integrating noninvasive absolute flow, coronary flow reserve, and ischemic thresholds into a comprehensive map of physiological severity JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 5 430-440

[8] Phelps M(2009)Long-term prognostic value of 13 N-ammonia myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography added value of coronary flow reserve J Am Coll Cardiol 54 150-156

[9] Velazquez EJ(2017)Integrated noninvasive physiological assessment of coronary circulatory function and impact on cardiovascular mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease Circulation 136 2325-2336

[10] Lee KL(1985)Kinetics of 13 N-ammonia uptake in myocardial single cells indicating potential limitations in its applicability as a marker of myocardial blood flow Circulation 71 387-393

[1] Jessup M(2003)Heart failure N Engl J Med 348 2007-2018

[2] Brozena S(1986)Reversibility of cardiac wall-motion abnormalities predicted by positron tomography N Engl J Med 314 884-888

[3] Tillisch J(2016)Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy N Engl J Med 374 1511-1520

[4] Brunken R(2014)Myocardial viability: it is still alive Semin Nucl Med 44 358-374

[5] Marshall R(2003)Preoperative comparison of different noninvasive strategies for predicting improvement in left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting Am J Cardiol 92 1-4

[6] Schwaiger M(1974)Physiologic basis for assessing critical coronary stenosis. Instantaneous flow response and regional distribution during coronary hyperemia as measures of coronary flow reserve Am J Cardiol 33 87-94

[7] Mandelkern M(2012)Integrating noninvasive absolute flow, coronary flow reserve, and ischemic thresholds into a comprehensive map of physiological severity JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 5 430-440

[8] Phelps M(2009)Long-term prognostic value of 13 N-ammonia myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography added value of coronary flow reserve J Am Coll Cardiol 54 150-156

[9] Velazquez EJ(2017)Integrated noninvasive physiological assessment of coronary circulatory function and impact on cardiovascular mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease Circulation 136 2325-2336

[10] Lee KL(1985)Kinetics of 13 N-ammonia uptake in myocardial single cells indicating potential limitations in its applicability as a marker of myocardial blood flow Circulation 71 387-393