In acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, restoring epicardial culprit vessel patency and
flow with percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting has been …

Thrombin is an important ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) mediator in patients with ST-
elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study examines the use of bivalirudin, a direct …

Rationale: The treatment of microvascular obstruction (MVO) using ultrasound-targeted LNP
cavitation (UTC) therapy mechanically relieves the physical obstruction in the …

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance has always been more often used in the last 10 years
in evaluation of heart disease. Role in diagnosis of ischemia and in evaluation of myocardial …

Background The prognostic significance of various microvascular injury (MVI) patterns after
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is not well known. Objectives This study …

Objective To investigate the effect of Chinese compound Shensong Yangxin Capsule
(参松养心胶囊, SSYX) on myocardial microcirculation in myocardial-infarcted rabbits …

Objectives Parametric mapping constitutes a novel cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)
technique enabling quantitative assessment of pathologic alterations of left ventricular (LV) …

Background Intramyocardial hemorrhage (IMH) occurs after ST-elevation myocardial
infarction (STEMI) and has been documented using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging …

Multiparametric mapping of the myocardium has become an area of great interest in the
recent year with multiple review articles and recommendation statements. 1 Despite most of …

Background: Rapid screening and accurate diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction are
critical to reduce the progression of myocardial necrosis, in which proteolytic degradation of …