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World J Cardiol. Aug 26, 2019; 11(8): 195-199
Published online Aug 26, 2019. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v11.i8.195
Published online Aug 26, 2019. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v11.i8.195
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Stressing the future
Ioannis Merinopoulos, Tharusha Gunawardena, Vassilios S Vassiliou, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UY, United Kingdom
Ioannis Merinopoulos, Tharusha Gunawardena, Simon C Eccleshall, Vassilios S Vassiliou, Department of Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Merinopoulos I and Vassiliou VS conceived the plan for this editorial; Merinopoulos I drafted the manuscript; Gunawardena T, Eccleshall SC and Vassiliou VS critically revised and approved the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Vassilios S Vassiliou, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Floor 2, Bob Champion Research and Education Building, James Watson Road, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UQ, United Kingdom. v.vassiliou@uea.ac.uk
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Received: March 14, 2019
Peer-review started: March 15, 2019
First decision: June 6, 2019
Revised: July 8, 2019
Accepted: July 30, 2019
Article in press: July 30,2019
Published online: August 26, 2019
Processing time: 161 Days and 23.6 Hours
Peer-review started: March 15, 2019
First decision: June 6, 2019
Revised: July 8, 2019
Accepted: July 30, 2019
Article in press: July 30,2019
Published online: August 26, 2019
Processing time: 161 Days and 23.6 Hours
Abstract
Non-invasive cardiac stress imaging plays a central role in the assessment of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. The current guidelines suggest estimation of the myocardial ischaemic burden as a criterion for revascularisation on prognostic grounds despite the lack of standardised reporting of the magnitude of ischaemia on various non-invasive imaging methods. Future studies should aim to accurately describe the relationship between myocardial ischaemic burden as assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and mortality.
Keywords: Coronary artery disease; Myocardial ischaemic burden; Non-invasive imaging; Cardiac stress; Magnetic resonance imaging
Core tip: Further studies should aim to accurately describe the relationship between myocardial ischaemic burden as assessed by stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance and mortality.