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A novel Cardiac MRI sequence, developed by Dr. Maria Altbach (Double Inversion radial fast Spin Echo T2 mapping), has been tested clinically. It demonstrated a high sensitivity to the heart muscle swelling ("edema") in different types of heart injury, including heart attacks.
The investigators propose to use T2-Map methodology in patients with acute heart attacks and to compare value of this method with other clinical and imaging parameters in predicting short-term (30 day) clinical outcomes of these patients.
If successful, the project will provide an effective risk-stratification tool to identify patients with heart attack as a result of atherosclerotic disease, who require more aggressive therapeutic approach and closer follow-up after initial hospitalization.
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In the initial feasibility project, a novel Cardiac MRI sequence (Double Inversion radial fast Spin Echo T2 mapping)developed by Dr. Maria Altbach at the University of Arizona, has been tested clinically. It demonstrated a high sensitivity to the heart muscle swelling ("edema") in different types of heart injury, including heart attacks. The investigators have successfully tested the reproducibility of the new method in a series of healthy volunteers. The Phase I study revealed a robust clinical performance of the T2-Map sequence in multiple cardiac disorders.
Based on these promising results, presented on several international Cardiac Imaging meetings, the investigators propose to use T2-Map methodology in patients with acute heart attacks and to compare value of this method with other clinical and imaging parameters in predicting short-term (30 day) clinical outcomes of these patients.
If successful, the project will provide an effective risk-stratification tool to identify patients with heart attack as a result of atherosclerotic disease, who require more aggressive therapeutic approach and closer follow-up after initial hospitalization.
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