PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Richard C. Becker
TI  - Tools for noninvasive assessment of coronary arterial reperfusion
DP  - 1992 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 403--408
VI  - 59
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/403.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/403.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1992 Jul 01; 59
AB  - For patients with acute myocardial infarction, the presence of a patent infarct-related coronary artery may be the most sensitive single predictor of clinical outcome and patient survival. Coronary angiography is the most direct means of assessing reperfusion status; however, availability, cost, and risk are potential concerns. Noninvasive markers are emerging which can reliably and rapidly determine vessel patency, circumventing the need for routine angiography.