Evaluation of contrast wash-in and peak enhancement in adenosine first pass perfusion CMR in patients post bypass surgery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adenosine first pass perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) yields excellent results for the detection of significant coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients with coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) the kinetics of a c...

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Main Authors: Schnackenburg Bernhard, Dreysse Stefan, Graf Kristof, Kelle Sebastian, Fleck Eckart, Klein Christoph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/12/1/28