Traumatic myocardial infarction visualised by computed tomography angiography

Traumatic myocardial infarction visualised by computed tomography angiography.

Assessment of myocardial edema by computed tomography in myocardial infarction.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to analyze whether cardiac computed tomography (CT) permits the assessment of myocardial edema in acute myocardial infarction (MI). BACKGROUND Several studies proved the value of detecting myocardial edema from T2-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for differentiating acute from chronic MI. Computed tomography is suited for depicting MI, but there a...

Computed tomography coronary angiography in patients with acute myocardial infarction and normal invasive coronary angiography

BACKGROUND Three to five percent of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have normal coronary arteries on invasive coronary angiography (ICA). The aim of this study was to assess the presence and characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques on computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) and describe the clinical characteristics of this group of patients. METHODS This was a multic...

Positive Association of Coronary Calcium Detected by Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography with Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction

BACKGROUND Periprocedural myocardial infarction (PMI) may occur in approximately 5% to 30% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether the morphology of coronary plaque calcium affects the occurrence of PMI is unknown. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 616 subjects with stable angina and normal baseline cardiac troponin I levels who had undergone computed tomography angi...

Detection of myocardial infarction by dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography using quantitated myocardial scintigraphy as the reference standard.

BACKGROUND Dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography (DS-CTA) has the potential to assess both coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion. We studied the ability of DS-CTA to detect myocardial infarction (MI) compared to a reference standard of technetium Tc(99)m sestamibi single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). METHODS 122 patients with suspected or known coronary arter...