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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
ALEXANDERSON ROSAS, Erick et al. Value of the assessment of myocardial viability: evaluation with positron emission tomography 18F-FDG. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2008, vol.78, n.4, pp.431-437. ISSN 1665-1731.
It used to be thought that the consequences of coronary artery disease were final, and that the prognosis of the patient was limited to the extent of the ventricular dysfunction. This paradigm changed radically when the concept of hibernating myocardium was introduced, which states the existence of tissue that can regain contractile function after being revascularized. This introduced a new concept in cardiology: myocardial viability. This work presents a clear example of the importance of detecting myocardial viability in selected patients, due to the impact not only in treatment but in prognosis as well. It is also emphasized that positron emission tomography (PET) is the gold standard method to detect myocardial viability.
Keywords : Myocardial viability; Hibernating myocardium; Positron emission tomography (PET).