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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Fail Rev. 2011 Jul;16(4):381–395. doi: 10.1007/s10741-010-9201-7

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Recovery of function following revascularization as a function of magnitude of scar. The CMR LGE findings are shown on the left and thallium rest-redistribution findings are shown on the right panel. Myocardial segments with dense scar (<40% thallium uptake or >75% transmural scar) were unlikely to recover, whereas normal myocardial segments (>80% thallium uptake or 0% transmural scar) improved significantly. Intermediate degrees of scar (non-transmural) showed a graded recovery of function following revascularization. Images adapted and reproduced with permission from Dilsizian et al. [67]