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Acute myocardial infarction: susceptibility-weighted cardiac MRI for the detection of reperfusion haemorrhage at 1.5 T.

Clin Radiol

March 2016

Robert Steiner MRI Unit, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK. Electronic address:

Aim: To assess whether susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) provides better image contrast for the detection of haemorrhagic ischaemia-reperfusion injury in the heart.

Materials And Methods: Thirty patients (all men; mean age 53 years) underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) within 7 days of primary percutaneous intervention for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Multiple gradient-echo T2* sequences with magnitude and phase reconstructions were acquired.

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A tale of two tachycardias.

Singapore Med J

January 2015

Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre, 17 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore 168752.

Article Synopsis
  • A patient with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy experienced broad complex tachycardia alongside pre-existing atypical atrial flutter and left bundle branch block.
  • The case highlights the challenges in diagnosing ventricular tachycardia, especially in the presence of double tachycardia.
  • The discussion includes contemporary diagnostic algorithms that can help distinguish between ventricular tachycardia and supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conduction.
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Ex vivo differentiation of human adult bone marrow stem cells into cardiomyocyte-like cells.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun

November 2004

Research and Development Unit, National Heart Centre, Mistri Wing, 17 Third Hospital Ave, Singapore 168752, Singapore.

Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have been shown to transdifferentiate into cardiomyocytes after 5-azacytidine treatment or co-culturing with rodent cardiomyocytes. We investigate if adult human bone marrow stem cells can be differentiated ex vivo into cardiomyocyte-like cells (CLCs) independent of cytotoxic agents or co-culturing technique. Sternal bone marrow was collected from 16 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery.

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