Aims New approaches in the treatment of ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction, including
revascularization, make it increasingly important to identify heart failure cases resulting from …

There are a variety of approaches to assess the efficacy of reperfusion therapy, and
myocardial protection, in acute myocardial infarction. This review summarizes the available …

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

This review suggests that the field of nuclear cardiology is alive, well, and thriving, providing
relevant information that aids in everyday clinical decision making for nuclear medicine and …

Physical obstruction and coronary vasoconstriction mediated by adrenergic stress are
believed to be responsible for episodes of myocardial hypoperfusion and angina …

In 167 patients with suspected coronary artery disease, 74 of whom had myocardial
infarction (MI), measurement of myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) in previous …

Background Recent observations suggest that administration of nitrates before 201Tl
reinjection enhances the detection of reversible myocardial hypoperfusion. Methods and …

The noninvasive assessment of myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery disease
and depressed left ventricular function has proven clinically useful for identifying those …

Background Positron emission tomography (PET) flow/metabolic mismatch is considered the
nuclear medicine gold standard for the assessment of myocardial viability. The aim of this …

Background. The role of nitroglycerin (NTG) in Tc-99m-methoxyisobutil isonitrile (MIBI)
studies to improve the assessment of myocardial viability in patients with coronary artery …