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3802600

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated 26 patients admitted to our catheterization laboratory with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. In each case acute revascularization was unsuccessful, but the diagnosis was confirmed by angiography. In 11 patients with an uncomplicated course of acute myocardial infarction magnetic resonance imaging was carried out within 7 days of the acute event. In three additional cases imaging was performed within 3 weeks, while a remaining 12 patients underwent studies more than 3 weeks after the onset of symptoms. We determined signal intensity at three points within the area of infarction and at three other points in adjacent myocardial tissue. Decreased signal intensity within the area of infarction was present in native scans in 60% of all cases. Application of 0.1 mmol/kg body weight gadolinium-DTPA was followed by an average 70% increase in signal intensity within zones of acute infarction, as compared to a 20% increase in surrounding myocardial tissue. In cases of subacute and chronic infarction there was no significant signal enhancement after administration of gadolinium-DTPA. Uptake of gadolinium-DTPA in the area of acute myocardial infarction may be a positive marker of acute myocardial necrosis, which may be of potential clinical benefit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0160-9289
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
527-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in different stages of myocardial infarction using the contrast agent gadolinium-DTPA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article