Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is well established and considered the gold
standard for assessing myocardial volumes and function, and for quantifying myocardial …

Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Redusert venstre ventrikkelfunksjon er en selvstendig og sterkt ugunstig prognostisk faktor.
Vurdering av venstre ventrikkelfunksjon med for eksempel ekkokardiografi anbefales utført …

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is well established in the diagnosis and workup of
patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD); however, it can …

Background—In chronic ischemic heart disease, focal stenosis, diffuse atherosclerotic
narrowings, and microcirculatory dysfunction (MCD) contribute to limit myocardial flow. The …

Myocardial ischemia is recognized as an important mechanism increasing the risk for
cardiovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. In addition to …

Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus consists of an array of dysfunctions characterized by
hyperglycemia and resulting from the combination of resistance to insulin action, inadequate …

Conventional approaches to risk assessment in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD),
including assessment of systolic left ventricular function, inducible myocardial perfusion …

Background Coronary flow reserve (CFR) provides independent prognostic information in
diabetic patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. However, there have …

Conventional scintigraphic myocardial perfusion imaging with SPECT/CT or with PET/CT
has evolved as an important clinical tool for the diagnostic assessment of flow-limiting …