Clinically Unrecognized Myocardial Scars Detected by MRI

A high percentage of unrecognized myocardial infarctions (UMIs) seen at delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) are not detected by ECG. DE-MRI-detected UMIs are independent predictors of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease. In an elderly population, subjects...

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Main Author: Espregueira Themudo, Raquel
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Enheten för radiologi 2012
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-172017
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