Evaluation of coronary artery disease with non-invasive imaging: state-of-the-art and emerging imaging technologies. KU Leuven
In the last decades, the in-hospital mortality of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has progressively declined thanks to effective reperfusion strategies. However, this favorable trend has been paralleled by an increasing number of patients who, having survived the acute infarction, remain exposed to a considerable long-term risk of sudden cardiac death or heart failure. The identification of patients at ...