INFARCT AVID IMAGING STUDY

Course overview

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE CAN HAVE DYSFUNCTIONAL HIBERNATING MYOCARDIUM THAT IS POTENTIALLY REVERSIBLE WITH RESTORATION OF BLOOD FLOW. EARLIER IDENTIFICATION OF THESE AREAS CAN HAVE PROFOUND PROGNOSTIC IMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ROLE OF BOTH INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN THE EVALUATION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.