CMR Native T1 Mapping Allows Differentiation of Reversible Versus Irreversible Myocardial Damage in ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An OxAMI Study (Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction) [Myocardial Infarction]

Conclusions—
Acute native shortened modified look-locker inversion recovery T1 mapping differentiates reversible and irreversible myocardial injury, and it is a strong predictor of left ventricular remodeling in ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction. A single CMR acquisition of native T1 mapping could potentially represent a fast, safe, and accurate method for early stratification of acute patients in need of more aggressive treatment. Further confirmatory studies will be needed.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - August 10, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Liu, D., Borlotti, A., Viliani, D., Jerosch-Herold, M., Alkhalil, M., De Maria, G. L., Fahrni, G., Dawkins, S., Wijesurendra, R., Francis, J., Ferreira, V., Piechnik, S., Robson, M. D., Banning, A., Choudhury, R., Neubauer, S., Channon, K., Kharbanda, R., Tags: Myocardial Infarction, Remodeling, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Prognosis Source Type: research