Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of myocardial perfusion and viability in congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 657 - 661
• Main Authors: Prakash, Ashwin, Powell, Andrew J, Krishnamurthy, Rajesh, Geva, Tal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.03.2004; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular disease; Child; Child, Preschool; Contrast Media; Coronary Circulation - physiology; Feasibility Studies; Female; Heart Diseases - congenital; Heart Diseases - pathology; Heart Diseases - physiopathology; Humans; Infant; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Myocardium - pathology; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Tissue Survival; Human; Evaluation; Pediatrics; Acquired; Perfusion; Myocardium; Cardiovascular disease; Medical imagery; Congenital cardiopathy; Child; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Viability
• ISSN: 0002-9149; 1879-1913
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.11.045

This study examined the feasibility and potential clinical utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of myocardial perfusion (first-pass contrast enhancement) and viability (myocardial delayed enhancement) in 30 patients with congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease. Good agreement was found between MRI evaluation of myocardial perfusion and viability and analysis of segmental wall motion as well as coronary angiography (n = 10) and single photon emission computed tomography (n = 6).