[Published in , October]
Evaluation of plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndromes: non-invasive assessment with multi-slice computed tomography and invasive evaluation with intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis
Eur Heart J 29: 2373-2381
Reviewed by Hyuk-Jae Chang, M.D.
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Korea
[Published in , September]
Incidence and Prognostic Implication of Unrecognized Myocardial Scar Characterized by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Diabetic Patients Without Clinical Evidence of Myocardial Infarction
RY Kwong, H Sattar, H Wu, et al. (Circulation 118: 1011-1020)
Reviewed by Kakuya Kitagawa
Mie University Hospital, Japan
[Published in , June]
Infarct size by contrast enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance is a stronger predictor of outcomes than left ventricular ejection fraction or end-systolic volume index: prospective cohort study
E Wu, J T Ortiz, P Tejedor, D C Lee, C Bucciarelli-Ducci, P Kansal, J C Carr, T A Holly, D Lloyd-Jones, F J Klocke and R O Bonow (Heart 2008;94;730-736)
Reviewed by Ding-Kwo Wu
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan)
[Published in , May]
Right Heart: Split-Bolus Injection of Diluted Contrast Medium for Visualization at Coronary CT Angiography (Radiology 247: 356-364)
J. Matthias Kerl,MD, James G. Ravenel,MD, Shaun A. Nguyen, MD,MA, Pal Suranyi, MD, PhD Christian Thilo,MD, Philip Costello,MD, Werner Bautz,MD, U. Joseph Schoepf,MD (Radiology 247: 356-364)
Reviewed by Jongmin Lee
[Published in , April]
Interrelation of Coronary Calcification, Myocardial Ischemia, and Outcomes in Patients With Intermediate Likelihood of Coronary Artery Disease: A Combined Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Study
Circulation 117: 1693-1700
Reviewed by Anna,Kin Yin Chan
(Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
[Published in , March]
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Clinically Suspected Cardiac Amyloidosis: Noninvasive Imaging Compared to Endomyocardial Biopsy
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51:1022
Reviewed by Carmen Chan & C.H. Luk, Gaetano A Lanza, Antonino Buffon, Alfonso Sesito, et al.
[Published in , January]
Relation Between Stress-Induced Myocardial Perfusion Defects on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients With Cardiac Syndrome X