Importance Myocardial scarring leads to cardiac dysfunction and poor prognosis. The
prevalence of and factors associated with unrecognized myocardial infarction and scar have …

Objectives Updated knowledge about perioperative myocardial ischaemia (MI) after
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and treatment of acute graft failure is needed. We …

Background Fragmented QRS (fQRS) is a common EKG findings in general population. It
has emerged as the independent predictor for cardiac events and all-cause mortality in …

Background—The value of assessment of viability as a predictor of surgical
revascularization benefit in ischemic cardiomyopathy has recently been questioned in a …

Introduction: Myocardial fibrosis is associated with arrhythmia, ventricular dysfunction and
adverse outcomes. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) late gadolinium enhancement …

Aim To determine whether heterogeneity of cardiac scar, as assessed by cardiovascular
magnetic resonance (CMR) texture analysis, may provide insight into better risk stratification …

Aims To evaluate if elevated biochemical marker levels after coronary artery bypass grafting
(CABG) correspond to the amount of peri-operatively infarcted myocardium, quantified by …

Background Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) and myocardial scar are important
contributors to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to test the …

Background Myocardial stunning (MS) is defined as postischemic mechanical dysfunction
that persists after reperfusion despite the absence of irreversible damage. A clinical …

Background—Silent myocardial infarctions (MIs) are prevalent among diabetic patients and
inflict significant morbidity and mortality. Although late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) …