Abnormal Subendocardial Perfusion in Cardiac Syndrome X Detected by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Panting, Jonathan; Gatehouse, Peter; Yang, Guang‐Zhong; Grothues, Frank; Firmin, David; Collins, Peter; J. Pennell, Dudley

doi:10.1056/nejmoa012369

Public

Abnormal Subendocardial Perfusion in Cardiac Syndrome X Detected by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 20, 2002

Authors:

Jonathan Panting

Peter Gatehouse

Guang‐Zhong Yang

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In cardiac syndrome X (a syndrome characterized by typical angina, abnormal exercise-test results, and normal coronary arteries), conventional investigations have not found that chest pain is due to myocardial ischemia. Magnetic resonance techniques have higher resolution and therefore m...

Subject

Medicine

Cardiac syndrome X

Magnetic resonance imaging

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!