There is no magical amount of viable ventricular myocardium that makes percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) an effective addition to optimal medical therapy (OMT) in stable patients with coronary ...

A heart perfusion imaging scan, or myocardial perfusion scan, is a test that tells doctors how well a person’s heart pumps blood. Doctors may use this test when diagnosing the cause of chest pain or ...

Heart imaging tests provide a picture of the heart, blood vessels, and surrounding tissue to help diagnose and monitor conditions that affect this organ. A doctor can use the images from these tests ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Perera D. Revascularization in LV systolic dysfunction: revived or dead? Presented at: TCT 2022. Boston, MA. NEW ORLEANS, LA—No matter what the viability testing shows, ...