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New heart attack research from Tokyo Women's Medical University, Department of Cardiology described

Published in Blood Weekly, August 26th, 2010

Data detailed in 'Noninvasive assessment of myocardial damage after acute anterior myocardial infarction: myocardial blush grade in conjunction with analysis of coronary flow pattern' have been presented. According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "In patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), both myocardial blush grade (MBG) and coronary flow pattern obtained by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography (TTDE) have limitations in assessing myocardial viability. Accordingly, we assessed the usefulness of combination of MBG and TTDE in predicting myocardial damage following AMI."

"A total of 45 patients with anterior AMI were enrolled. Myocardial blush grade and...

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