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The impact of viability assessment using cardiac MRI and echocardiogram on the outcome of revascularization in patients with multi-vessels coronary artery disease and moderate to severe ischemic cardiomyopathy

Atif Alzahrani, Hani Mufti, Anas Alswat, Bsaim Altirkistani, Mohammed Aljehani, Ahmed Jazzar, Fahad Alutaibi, Amir Abushouk, Jamilah Al Rahimi, Wail Al Kashkari and Mohammed Althobaiti
Saudi Medical Journal April 2023, 44 (4) 373-378; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.4.20220133
Atif Alzahrani
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Hani Mufti
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Anas Alswat
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Bsaim Altirkistani
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed Aljehani
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Ahmed Jazzar
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Fahad Alutaibi
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amir Abushouk
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Jamilah Al Rahimi
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Wail Al Kashkari
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed Althobaiti
From King Faisal Cardiac Center (Alzahrani, Mufti, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah; from the Department of Radiology (Althobaiti), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Jeddah, from King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alswat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Rahimi, Kashkari, Althobaiti), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the College of Medicine (Alzahrani, Mufti, Alsawat, Altirkistani, Aljehani, Jazzar, Alutaibi, Abushouk, Al Rahimi, Al Kashkari, Althobaiti), King Saud Bin Aldulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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The impact of viability assessment using cardiac MRI and echocardiogram on the outcome of revascularization in patients with multi-vessels coronary artery disease and moderate to severe ischemic cardiomyopathy
Atif Alzahrani, Hani Mufti, Anas Alswat, Bsaim Altirkistani, Mohammed Aljehani, Ahmed Jazzar, Fahad Alutaibi, Amir Abushouk, Jamilah Al Rahimi, Wail Al Kashkari, Mohammed Althobaiti
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