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

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 …

Ischaemic heart disease and the heart failure that often results, remain the leading causes of
death and disability in Europe and worldwide. As such, in order to prevent heart failure and …

Background and Objectives The relevance of impaired microvascular tissue-level
reperfusion despite complete upstream macrovascular angiographic reperfusion (no-reflow) …

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention is nowadays the preferred reperfusion strategy
for patients with acute ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction, aiming at restoring …

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 …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death and disability in Europe. For
patients presenting with an acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) …

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

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 …