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Non- invasive investigation ofcoronary arterydisease
peak systole should return to 70– 80% of its baseline length with a
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normal relaxation during the first third of diastole, but ischaemic myocardium has delayed myocardial relaxation. Diastolic strain imaging can identify this diastolic stunning phenomenon in pa­tients with myocardial ischaemia many hours after cessation of chest pain.
Diagnosis ofcoronary arterydisease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) produces myocardial ischaemia and infarction which result in regional wall motion abnormal­ities. From multiple transducer positions, the entire left and right ventricular wall motion or contractility can be assessed visually and objectively using strain imaging. Based on the contract­ility of 16 segments of the left ventricle (LV), the wall motion score index (WMSI) is calculated using the following scoring system:0=normal motion, 1=mild hypokinesis, 2=moderate hypokinesis, and 3=severe hypokinesis to akinesis. The WMSI is an average value of summed wall motion scores. It has been shown to correlate well with the degree of perfusion defect, and to be prognostic after myocardial infarction. However, wall mo­tion abnormalities can be present in patients without CAD as in stress cardiomyopathy. Moreover, wall motion abnormalities may not be present in patients with CAD, especially at a resting state. There is increasing evidence that systolic and diastolic strain imaging is more sensitive in detecting myocardial ischaemia or coronary disease than is wall motion (Fig. 5.1.1). Strain im­aging measures the extent of myocardial deformation. It has been shown that systolic strain decreases in the area of severe coronary artery stenosis in the absence of a wall motion abnormality. Another interesting observation is the concept of diastolic stun­ning in myocardial ischaemia., Diastolic dysfunction occurs during an early stage of ischaemia and can last for several hours after cessation of ischaemia. Normally, shortened myocardium at
Fig.5.1.1 Strain imaging and stress echocardiography. Upper panel
shows systolic strain imaging (left) and diastolic strain imaging (right) with areas (arrow) of decreased thickening and relaxation, respectively, in two separate patients who had normal wall motion and were found to have circumflex and left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis, respectively. Bottom panel shows positive exercise (left) and dobutamine (right) stress echocardiography end- systolic images with administration of a contrast agent. Post- exercise images showed LV cavity dilatation and akinetic apex. With dobutamine, the LV became hyperdynamic and smaller until 30 mcg/ kg/ min dose, then it became larger with hypokinetic apex at peak dose.
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Stressechocardiography
Stress echocardiography compares digitally obtained real- time re­gional wall motion images before and aer induction of stress side by side. In patients with signicant CAD, but without myocardial infarction, resting wall motion is usually normal and becomes ab­normal only with increased demand induced by a stress. Stress can be applied in the form of exercise or a pharmacological agent. Exercise can be performed using a supine bike which allows imaging at peak exercise or a treadmill which requires imaging of all LV segments
there is signicant viability, an akinetic segment contracts with a low dose of dobutamine, and then myocardial contractility becomes re­duced at a higher dose aer initial improvement if there is signicant stenosis. is ‘biphasic’ response to dobutamine is the most specic nding for myocardial viability. e overall sensitivity and speci­city of exercise echocardiography are similar to those of exercise thallium. e sensitivities of exercise echocardiography and exercise thallium for CAD in patients with single- , double- , or triple- vessel involvement were also similar (58%, 86%, and 94% versus 61%, 86%, and 94%, respectively).
within 90 seconds of termination of exercise. Dobutamine (from 5 to 40 mcg/ kg/ min) is the most commonly used pharmacological stress agent; it is oen used together with atropine if the target heart rate is not achieved at its maximum dose. It is oen necessary to admin-
Detection ofcomplications ofacute myocardialinfarction
ister a contrast agent (in about 50% of studies) to better delineate the LV endocardial borders for better wall motion visualization (Fig.
5.1.1). Complications from stress echocardiography are uncommon
(0.7% require treatment for arrhythmia), but well- trained medical personnel need to be present for monitoring nonetheless.
e normal response to exercise is an increase in myocardial contractility along with an increase in LV ejection fraction and a decrease in LV size. With myocardial ischaemia, the aected myocar­dial segment(s) becomes hypokinetic or even akinetic to dyskinetic. When myocardial ischaemia is severe, the LV becomes dilated with a reduction in the ejection fraction. However, reduction of LV ejec­tion fraction and cavity dilatation are less common with dobutamine even when there is severe ischaemia. When exercise is used, peak or post- exercise wall motions are compared with those at rest. When dobutamine is used, wall motion at incremental dosage needs to be compared to that at a previously lower dose since wall motion may rst improve at a low dose, but decrease again at a higher dose (Fig.
5.1.1). is concept is used for identifying myocardial viability. If
Although the incidence of haemodynamic or structural com­plications from acute myocardial infarction has been reduced due to prompt revascularization by timely revascularization, they still occur and result in signicant morbidity and mortality. Echocardiography is the single most helpful diagnostic tool in this situation at the patient’s bedside using transthoracic, or frequently transoesophageal, echocardiography, which can facilitate appro­priate medical and/ or surgical management to reverse the patient’s unstable situation. ese complications include severe LV systolic dysfunction, right ventricular infarction, coagulum tamponade due to free wall rupture, ventricular septal rupture, papillary muscle rupture (Fig. 5.1.2), dynamic LV outow tract obstruction with sys­tolic anterior motion of the mitral valve, severe mitral regurgitation, intracardiac thrombus, and even right- to- le shunt in the setting of a right ventricular infarct. Diastolic function evaluation is also important in patients with myocardial infarction since it estimates LV lling pressure and predicts the long- term outcome. When a
Fig.5.1.2 Transoesophageal echocardiography of infarct complications. Transoesophageal echocardiography from two unstable patients after acute
myocardial infarction shows ruptured papillary muscle (arrow on the left) and ventricular septum (arrow on the right). Based on these images, they were taken to surgery.
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patient requires surgical treatment, transoesophageal echocardiog­raphy is performed intraoperatively to conrm the diagnosis and to assess the surgical result.
Echocardiography duringcoronary bypasssurgery
In many centres, intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiog­raphy is a routine part of anaesthetic management during cor­onary artery bypass gra (CABG) surgery. In on- pump CABG, transoesophageal echocardiography provides clear documentation of le and right ventricular function prior to initiation of cardio­pulmonary bypass and again aer weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass when surgical revascularization is complete. e presence of new regional wall motion abnormality(ies) is an important indicator of incomplete revascularization, failed gra(s), or inadequate myo­cardial protection during cardioplegic arrest. In o- pump CABG, transoesophageal echocardiography provides vital early warning of new or worsening myocardial ischaemia and dysfunction, by moni­toring right and le ventricular function in real time at intervals throughout the procedure. Worsening of ischaemic mitral regurgi­tation may be the rst sign of impending haemodynamic collapse and detection of worsening ischaemic mitral regurgitation during o- pump CABG surgery should prompt immediate modication of surgical technique or strategy.
Echocardiography forclinical trials incoronary arterydisease
Echocardiography is frequently utilized to provide inclusion param­eters or as a secondary outcome such as ejection fraction, LV vol­umes, or the severity of mitral regurgitation. e STICH trial, which
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3. Choi JO, Cho SW, Song YB, Cho SJ, Song BG, Lee SC, etal. Longitudinal 2D strain at rest predicts the presence of le main and three vessel coronary artery disease in patients without regional wall motion abnormality. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009;10(5):695– 701.
4. Sasaki S, Ito S, Kane G, Bois J, Anavekar N, Olson K, etal. Two­dimensional diastolic speckle tracking echocardiography in the triage of patients with acute chest pain at emergency department. Eur Heart J. 2015;36:711– 4.
5. Ishii K, Imai M, Suyama T, Maenaka M, Nagai T, Kawanami M, etal. Exercise- induced post- ischemic le ventricular delayed relaxation or diastolic stunning:is it a reliable marker in detecting coronary artery disease? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009;53(8):698– 705.
6. Tweet MS, Arruda- Olson AM, Anavekar NS, Pellikka PA. Stress echocardiography:what is new and how does it compare with myocardial perfusion imaging and other modalities? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2015;17(6):43.
7. Oh JK, Ding ZP, Gersh BJ, Bailey KR, Tajik AJ. Restrictive le ventricular diastolic lling identies patients with heart failure aer acute myocardial infarction. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1992;5(5):497– 503.
8. Khera S, Panza JA. Surgical revascularization for ischemic cardiomyopathy in the post- STICH era. Cardiol Rev. 2015;23(4):153– 60.
9. Kukulski T, She L, Racine N, Gradinac S, Panza JA, Velazquez EJ, etal. Implication of right ventricular dysfunction on long- term outcome in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy undergoing coronary artery bypass graing with or without surgical ventricular reconstruction. J orac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015;149(5):1312– 21.
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Inuence of mitral regurgitation repair on survival in the surgical treatment for ischemic heart failure trial. Circulation. 2012;125(21):2639– 48.
compared medical therapy alone with CABG in patients with is­chaemic cardiomyopathy, is a good example where echocardiog­raphy along with other imaging modalities was used to evaluate the treatment outcome. e following observations were made using imaging and clinical data from the STICH trial– :(1) CABG which provided a better 10- year survival compared to medical treatment alone was of more benet in patients with lower ejection fraction and/ or larger LV volume; (2)the presence of viability was not asso­ciated with better survival with CABG; (3)mitral valve surgery at
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the time of CABG appeared to provide incremental benet to the patients with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation; and (4)right ventricular dysfunction was a reection of worse LV status with lower LV ejection fraction, more mitral regurgitation, and higher LV lling pressure.
Technicalaspects
Principles ofsingle- photon emission computed tomography and positron emissiontomography
Single- photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging is
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based on the principle of perfusion- dependent tracer uptake into myocytes. While the radiotracer decays, the subsequently emitted photons are registered by the detectors made of very high- density inorganic crystals. As with SPECT, the basic principle of positron emission tomography (PET) is based on the detection of photons originating from radionuclide decay. Contrary to SPECT, which re­lies on radiotracers with gamma decay, PET radionuclides exhibit positive beta decay with a much shorter half- life which mandates an
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on- site cyclotron for rapid production. Importantly and unlike any other modality, PET allows for absolute quantication of myocar-
electrocardiogram- triggering and within a single breath- hold— can
be used to additionally assess the coronary artery calcium score. dial blood ow (MBF) which improves accuracy for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) and renders this modality the non­invasive gold standard for assessing myocardial perfusion.
Attenuationcorrection
e majority of all photons emitted during the decay process are attenuated or deected along their path due to inhomogeneous density of dierent structures within the human body. Hence, the count rate at the detectors is reduced. In SPECT, the photon energies are relatively low (e.g. 140 keV with technetium- 99m (mTc)) and, thus, more susceptible to attenuation compared to PET (511 keV with positron- emitting radionuclides). Among various techniques, computed tomography (CT) has shown the most promising results for attenuation correction. While most current PET scanners are hybrid devices equipped with a CT system for attenuation correc­tion by default, most current dedicated SPECT scanners do not oer an integrated CT. However, this can easily be overcome by using a standalone CT device to create low- dose, non- enhanced scans of the chest which are aerwards manually co- registered with the emis­sion scans. Furthermore, those native CT scans— if acquired with
Single- photon emission computedtomography
Radiotracers
Current radiotracers for SPECT perfusion imaging include mTc-
sestamibi, mTc- tetrofosmin, and thallium- 201 (Tl). e use of
mTc- based tracers is recommended by current guidelines because
of their higher photon energy leading to higher count rates at the
detector and, hence, better image quality at a much lower radiation
exposure compared to Tl.
Camera designs and latestadvances
Since the introduction of the rst SPECT camera, changes in
camera designs were conned to optimizing the performance of de-
tectors and to implementing multiple detectors in a single system.
Furthermore, with the increasing demand for cardiac SPECT,
manufacturers have released a number of devices that are specif-
ically dedicated to cardiac imaging (Fig. 5.2.1). Arecent revolu-
tionary advancement in technical innovation for cardiac SPECT has
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Fig.5.2.1 Avariety of dedicated cardiac SPECT cameras:(a) CardiArc
(d)Ventri™, GE Healthcare; (e)D- SPECT®, Spectrum Dynamics; (f)Discovery™ NM 530c, GE Healthcare.
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, CardiArc Ltd; (b)CardioMD®, Philipps Healthcare; (c)Cardius® 3 XPO, Digirad;
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been the introduction of semiconductor detector technology using the cadmium– zinc– telluride (CZT) technique, which diers fun­damentally from a conventional sodium iodide detector. It allows direct conversion of light into an electrical signal. us, contrary to conventional systems, CZT detectors avoid the need for bulky photomultiplier tubes, thereby reducing the size of the detector head and improving the theoretical in- plane resolution. Additionally, the intrinsic spatial resolution of current CZT detectors is substantially better than with conventional sodium iodide detectors (i.e. 4mm vs 10mm). us, instantaneous acquisition of cardiac activity from dierent projection angles becomes possible. e combination of this technology with modern iterative reconstruction algorithms in such novel dedicated cardiac camera systems has led to a ve- to tenfold increase in system sensitivity and twofold increase in image resolution. is allows imaging of the heart in less than 5 minutes, while at the same time yielding images with substantially better image quality at higher resolutions than do state- of- the- art conven­tional SPECT cameras. As an alternative to shortened acquisition time, this new technology can be used to reduce tracer activity and, consequently, eective radiation exposure.
Clinicalvalue
Perfusion abnormalities, induced through physical exercise or pharmacological stimulation using intravenous dobutamine or adenosine, are used to detect obstructive CAD. e functional in­formation provided by SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging has been demonstrated to confer excellent diagnostic value in CAD detection. Furthermore, and unlike any other modality, SPECT possesses long- term follow- up information in tens of thousands of patients, which rmly establish the important role of this modality for risk stratication of CAD patients, for guiding patient manage­ment, and for optimization of downstream resource utilization.
being tested in phase III trials. Radionuclide tracers should ideally full several radiokinetic properties, such as high rst- pass extrac­tion fraction and a linear correlation of tracer uptake with MBF rate. Moreover, prolonged retention in the heart to give a stable distribu­tion and high count statistics is necessary so that electrocardiogram­gating is possible for the simultaneous assessment of both perfusion and le ventricular function.
Detection ofischaemia
Compared to the more widely available SPECT technique, PET oers several advantages for the detection and characterization of CAD. PET scanners have higher spatial resolutions and count sen­sitivities than do SPECT scanners. Available PET studies with N­NH or Rb report a high diagnostic performance with weighted sensitivity and specicity of 90% and 89%, respectively, which is approximately 3– 5% higher than it is for SPECT imaging. Hence, especially in patients aer coronary artery bypass graing, PET is generally regarded as the preferred imaging method to assess is­chaemia. Available data documenting the predictive value of PET consistently demonstrated a graded inverse relationship between the extent of perfusion abnormalities on PET and cardiovascular outcomes.
The added value ofmyocardial blood flowquantification
One of the most distinct advantages of PET over other imaging mo­dalities is the ability to provide regional absolute quantication of MBF. While there are not enough data to support an added diag­nostic value of quantitative MBF measurements over perfusion imaging alone, the potential clinical utility of measuring MBF has been shown in prognostic studies demonstrating an independent prognostic value of myocardial perfusion abnormalities and cor­onary ow reserve assessed with N- NH PET over a follow- up of 5.4years. Of note, in patients with normal perfusion, abnormal
Positron emissiontomography
Radiotracers
ere are several radiolabelled compounds which are used in car­diac PET applications. e most common are summarized in Tab l e
5.2.1. Of them, N- ammonia, O- water, and Rb are clinically
used for myocardial perfusion imaging, while F- FDG is used to as­sess myocardial viability. Apromising radionuclide agent not yet in clinical use is F- urpiridaz, holding great potential and currently
coronary ow reserve was independently associated with a higher annual event rate over 3years compared with normal coronary ow reserve (6.3% vs 1.4%).
Assessment ofmyocardialviability
Dysfunctional but viable myocardium can exist in a state of hiberna­tion (where glucose uptake is preserved or even increased but con­tractility impaired) and can recover its contractility upon adequate restoration of blood ow. FDG PET studies have a weighted sensi­tivity and specicity of 92% and 63%, respectively, to predict regional
Table5.2.1 Characteristics ofthe most common cardiac PET tracers
Physical half- life 2 min 10 min 78 sec 110 min
Labelled compound
Radionuclide production Cyclotron Cyclotron Generator Cyclotron
Uptake mechanism Free diffusion Metabolically trapped in
Indication Myocardial perfusion Myocardial perfusion Myocardial perfusion Glucose metabolism/ viability
Myocardial blood flow quantification
15
O- H2O
15
O- water
Excellent Good Moderate
13
N- NH
3
13
N- ammonia
myocardium
82
Rb
82
Rubidium
Na/ K- ATPase Metabolically trapped in myocardium
18
F- FDG
18
F- fluorodeoxyglucose
Glucose transport/ hexokinase
assessment
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Fig.5.2.2 Cardiac hybrid image of a patient after coronary artery bypass grafting. The right internal thoracic artery graft to the right coronary artery
appears unremarkable with normal perfusion of the inferior wall, while the venous graft to the first diagonal branch and the left circumflex artery shows significant stenosis (arrow) leading to a large ischaemic area of the anterolateral wall (arrowheads).
functional recovery, and 83% and 64%, respectively, to predict global recovery of le ventricular function aer revascularization. Nonetheless, only limited prospective data is available assessing the impact on prognosis of viability assessment by FDG PET. 
Hybridimaging
Rapid advances in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) technology have facilitated hybrid PET/ CCTA and SPECT/ CCTA imaging allowing comprehensive assessment of anatom­ical and functional information simultaneously. Hybrid imaging is especially helpful in patients with multivessel disease, signicant side- branch disease, and chronic total occlusions. Moreover, it is most useful to exactly allocate an ischaemic myocardial region to its subtended coronary artery or bypass gra, respectively (Fig. 5.2.2), which allows development of appropriate treatment strategies and target vessel revascularization. Beside its superior diagnostic ac­curacy, recent studies have documented the prognostic value of car­diac hybrid imaging.,
Conclusion
Nuclear imaging has contributed signicantly to our increasing understanding of CAD and is now considered a cornerstone for the diagnosis and management of CAD. Compared to conventional stress electrocardiography, imaging- based diagnostic stress tests oer superior diagnostic accuracy and therefore recent guidelines endorse the use of imaging in chronic coronary syndromes patients whenever local availability and expertise allows.
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5.3 Magnetic resonanceimaging
Alexander Gotschy and Robert Manka
Introduction
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a multifunctional im­aging modality that allows the assessment of various parameters of cardiovascular function and morphology such as ejection fraction, coronary artery status, myocardial perfusion and viability, tissue characterization, vascular ow, and others. e most important tasks for non- invasive imaging in coronary artery disease (CAD) are the identication of ischaemia and the detection of viability in ischaemic regions to decide which myocardial segments will prot from revascularization. Due to technical developments such as par­allel imaging, k- t- undersampling strategies, or compressed sensing, the examination times to obtain such information with CMR may be reduced to less than 40 minutes. Compared with nuclear imaging modalities for the assessment of myocardial perfusion, CMR has the advantage of no exposure to ionizing radiation for the patient. ACMR examination for perfusion and viability is usually embedded in a CMR protocol that contains at least cine sequences for the as­sessment of cardiac function and volumes (Fig. 5.3.1). Other im­aging modules can be added as required.
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Fig.5.3.1 Exemplary still frames of cine sequences (steady- state free precession or spoiled gradient echo) in the three long- axis views— two-
chamber view (a), three- chamber view (b), and four- chamber view (c)— and short- axis orientation— basal (d), mid- ventricular (e), and apical (f)— for the assessment of left ventricular and right ventricular geometry, global function, wall motion abnormalities, pericardial effusion, and qualitative evaluation of the valves.
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Imaging ofmyocardialischaemia
For the detection of ischaemia, CMR provides two techniques that are relevant for clinical practice. First, CMR perfusion imaging during vasodilator (adenosine or regadenoson)- induced hyper­aemia, and second, dobutamine stress CMR (DSMR) to reveal stress- induced wall motion abnormalities caused by ischaemia. Both methods have proven excellent prognostic value in patients with known or suspected CAD.–  CMR perfusion imaging visu­alizes the passage of a gadolinium- based contrast agent (CA) through the myocardium under hyperaemic conditions. Since cor­onary arteries with relevant stenoses cannot adequately respond to the vasodilator, CA inux is delayed leading to a dark delineation of ischaemic territories (Fig. 5.3.2a). e rst- pass of the CA lasts about 10 seconds, therefore the CMR sequence is performed during a breath- hold to eliminate respiratory motion artifacts. Aer the vasodilator stress, a CMR perfusion image at rest may be obtained to rule out false- positive results due to imaging artifacts (Fig. 5.3.2b). Usually, three axial slices are acquired, to assess perfusion decits in the basal, mid- ventricular, and apical segments of the myocardium. Novel three- dimensional CMR perfusion techniques allow for the assessment of the myocardial ischaemic burden as percentage of the myocardium at risk and have proven to be highly accurate and reproducible in the evaluation of CAD. CMR perfusion imaging can be performed at 1.5 telsa (T)and 3 T; however, most clinical
evidence is based on data obtained at 1.5 T.In addition, CMR allows the direct evaluation of the coronary arteries using magnetic res­onance coronary angiography. In a clinical trial, adding a magnetic resonance coronary angiography examination to a standard CMR perfusion protocol led to enhanced diagnostic accuracy. In experi­mental studies, combining three- dimensional CMR perfusion with a magnetic resonance coronary angiography examination allowed the generation of hybrid images depicting the coronary tree with the underlying myocardial perfusion, demonstrating the potential to unambiguously correlate coronary stenoses with non- distinct perfusion decits. Large multicentre trials have demonstrated the superiority of CMR perfusion imaging compared to single- photon emission computed tomography perfusion imaging, showing a sig­nicantly higher sensitivity and better performance in particular in patients with multivessel disease.–  Adenosine- based vasodilator stress is contraindicated in patients with high- grade atrioventricular block, sinus node dysfunction, and severe obstructive lung disease/ asthma as well as signicant hypo- or hypertension or acute heart failure.
As an alternative to CMR perfusion imaging, DSMR can be per­formed to investigate myocardial ischaemia. ADSMR examination is similar to stress echocardiography. Under the pharmacological stress of increasing doses of dobutamine, ischaemic regions are identied by monitoring regional le ventricular wall motion in four standard cine- CMR sequences (two- chamber, three- chamber,
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Fig.5.3.2 This 62- year- old patient with known CAD and a history of myocardial infarction in the left circumflex artery territory 6years ago was
referred for CMR with clinical suspicion of progression of the CAD. CMR perfusion revealed a vasodilator- induced hypoperfusion ((a) left to right:basal, mid- ventricular, apical) in the anterior and anterioseptal segments that was not present at rest (b). LGE imaging (c)showed preserved viability in the ischaemic regions but a myocardial scar in the lateral segments corresponding to the prior myocardial infarction. The ischaemic regions correlated with a subtotal occlusion of the left anterior descending artery in the coronary angiography (d)while the right coronary artery shown only non- significant wall irregularities (e).
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Likelihood of increased contractility after revascularization
Fig.5.3.3 In ischaemic segments, the potential for functional recovery depends on the transmural extend of scar. This figure shows LGE images of
four different patients with increasing transmurality of scar from left to right:(a) no scar, (b)subendocardial lateral scar of 25– 50% transmurality, (c)large septal and anterior scar with 50– 75% transmurality, (d)extensive transmural scar in the anteroseptal, anterior, and inferior segments. The lower row depicts the likelihood of increased contractility after revascularization corresponding to the different stages of transmurality.
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four- chamber, and short- axis view). Compared with stress echocar­diography, DSMR has shown a signicantly higher diagnostic ac­curacy. In a direct comparison with vasodilator CMR perfusion imaging, DSMR showed similar performance for the assessment of CAD. e complication rate of DSMR is comparable to those of other imaging modalities using dobutamine/ atropine stress and consists mostly of acute rhythm disorders. In rare cases, sustained (event rate 0.1%) or non- sustained (0.4%) ventricular tachycardia or atrial brillation (1.6%) may occur, making the availability of ex­perienced personnel, continuous rhythm monitoring, and the de­brillation equipment/ advanced cardiac life support imperative. Contraindications for the administration of dobutamine are acute coronary syndromes, severe aortic stenosis, severe hypertension, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, acute peri- / endocarditis, and glaucoma.
Imaging ofmyocardialviability
e investigation of myocardial viability is important to discrim­inate dysfunctional, ischaemic myocardium that has the poten­tial to recover aer revascularization from non- viable necrotic or scar tissue. Both states may appear as hypoperfused regions in CMR perfusion imaging or regions with impaired wall motion in DSMR, respectively. Myocardial stunning as well as hibernation can impair wall motion in viable myocardium. Using CMR, the late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) method is a sensitive tech­nique to dierentiate viable myocardial tissue from irreversibly damaged myocardium and scar tissue. e LGE technique uses gadolinium- based CAs that can only disperse in the extracellular space. About 10– 20 minutes aer administration, the distribution of the CA reaches an equilibrium. e infarcted myocardium and scar tissue has a higher percentage of extracellular space compared
to viable myocardium so that gadolinium accumulates in those scarred tissues. erefore, necrotic myocardium and scare tissue are delineated as areas of hyperenhancement in T- weighted LGE images. For imaging LGE, T- weighted inversion recovery gradient echo sequences are used (Fig. 5.3.2c). Typically, those sequences are run in the standard two- chamber, three- chamber, and four­chamber views with an additional stack of short- axis views. With a high spatial resolution that ranges from 1.5 × 1.5mm² to the submillimetre level, CMR- based LGE imaging allows for the detec­tion of microinfarcts and infarcts with incomplete transmurality. e transmurality of a necrotic or scar region correlates inversely with the potential to recover aer revascularization (Fig. 5.3.3). High rates of functional recovery can be observed in ischaemic segments with less than 50% transmural scar (Fig. 5.3.3a,b), while segments with a larger transmurality of LGE exhibit a low likelihood of increased contractility aer revascularization (Fig.
5.3.3c,d). Positron emission tomography and single- photon emis-
sion computed tomography are also established methods for the assessment of myocardial viability and scar tissue aer myocar­dial infarction. However, compared with those nuclear imaging techniques, CMR provides a higher spatial resolution, leading to a better diagnostic accuracy for the detection of subendocardial scar tissue.
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