Improved Wall Motion of Late Gadolinium-Enhanced Myocardium After Complete Surgical Revascularization

Patients with LV dysfunction who underwent complete surgical revascularization were evaluated with angiograms, echo, and MR (evaluating late vascular enhancement with contrast).  About 70% of dysfunctional segments segments demonstrated improved wall motion after revascularization, and this was unrelated to the degree of late vascular enhancement evident preoperatively.