RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tools for noninvasive assessment of coronary arterial reperfusion
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 403
OP 408
VO 59
IS 4
A1 Richard C. Becker
YR 1992
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/59/4/403.abstract
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.