Cardiac magnetic resonance assessment of diastolic dysfunction in acute coronary syndrome

• Main Authors: Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Karen S.L., Teo, Matthew Ian, Worthley, Stephen Grant, Worthley
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: SAGE Publications Ltd 2017
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74071/1/74071_Cardiac%20magnetic%20resonance_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74071/2/74071_Cardiac%20magnetic%20resonance_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74071/3/74071_Cardiac%20magnetic%20resonance_wos.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74071/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0300060517698265

Chest pain is an important presenting symptom. However, few cases of chest pain are diagnosed as acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in the acute setting. This results in frequent inappropriate discharge and major delay in treatment for patients with underlying ACS. The conventional methods of assessin...