TY - JOUR T1 - Tools for noninvasive assessment of coronary arterial reperfusion JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 403 LP - 408 VL - 59 IS - 4 AU - Richard C. Becker Y1 - 1992/07/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/403.abstract N2 - 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. ER -