Severe regional myocardial dysfunction by stress echocardiography does not predict the presence of transmural scarring in chronic coronary artery disease

Conclusion Normo- and slightly hypokinetic myocardium by resting WMS or strain detects the absence of transmural scars. However, the finding of severe hypo- and akinesia does not reliably predict transmural scarring, with no improvement by the addition of DS. Detection of predominant akinesia with less than two normo- or hypokinetic segments in the territory of a high-grade coronary stenosis or occlusion, warrants further examination by LGE-CMR.
Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research