Criterion for predicting the course of the postoperative period in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy by magnetic resonance imaging

The article presents the results of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for predicting adverse postoperative period in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Authors propose to use a viable myocardium mass index (VMMI) as a new criterion. It equals to the ratio of the viable myocardium mass according to MRI to the patient’s body surface area. The article demonstrates that when preoperative VMMI is 70 g/m 2 and lower, the prognosis of postoperative course of the disease is unfavorable.