| Literature DB >> 28699071 |
Ornella Rimoldi1, Francesco Maranta2.
Abstract
Infiltrative heart diseases are characterized by myocardial tissue alterations leading to mechanical dysfunction which in turn develops into bi-ventricular congestive heart failure. Also the coronary microvasculature undergoes significant remodeling and dysfunction. The effects of the unbalance of the mechanical cross-talk between cardiac muscle and vessels and of the impairment of vasodilatory function can be measured non-invasively by means of positron emission tomography and cardiac magnetic resonance.Entities:
Keywords: Coronary artery disease; cardiomyopathy; coronary blood flow; vasodilator stress
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28699071 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0991-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nucl Cardiol ISSN: 1071-3581 Impact factor: 5.952