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Abstract #1767

Sequential Change in Myocardial Perfusion in Ischemic Heart Disease Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Longitudinal Study Using First-Pass Contrast-Enhanced MRI

Wan-Chen Shen1, Mao-Yuan Marine Su2, C-C Wu3, Y-W Wu3, W-C Chu2, Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng4

1National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; 2Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; 4Center for Optoelectronic Biomedicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan


In this study, we perfored first-pass contrast-enhanced (FPCE) myocardial perfusion in a serial follow-up to determine the timing, magnitude and transmural difference of myocardial perfusion recovery by evaluating the change in stress perfusion, rest perfusion, and myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR).We have demonstrated that the myocardial perfusion in the ischemic regions can be restored as early as 24 hours after PCI, and perfusion in the inner wall of the myocardium improves more significantly than that in the outer wall.