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W D Foltz1, Y Yang, J J Graham, J S Detsky, A J Dick, G A Wright.
Abstract
T2 relaxation can augment delayed-enhancement viability imaging because it is sensitive to tissue edema and microcirculatory oxygen state. We demonstrate the T2 'signatures' of sub-lethal ischemia and stunning in porcine myocardium perfused by the distal left anterior descending artery, by imaging during percutaneous balloon occlusion for 25 minutes and subsequent reperfusion (n = 9). Muscle displayed ischemic dysfunction and partial post-ischemic functional recovery (p < or = 0.0004), concommitant with an elevated post-ischemic T2 (deltaT2 = 27 +/- 18%, p = 0.005). TTC staining verified muscle viability. The T2 fluctuations may reflect hyperemia and tissue cellular edema in accord with the known pathophysiology of ischemic and post-ischemic yet viable muscle.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16755833 DOI: 10.1080/10976640600572897
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Magn Reson ISSN: 1097-6647 Impact factor: 5.364