Nicola G Johnston's research while affiliated with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and other places

Publications (2)

Article
Background Successful recanalisation of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is associated with improved mortality but a strong correlation with burden of ischaemia and symptoms is lacking. Myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) by first-pass perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is an accurate non-invasive measure of myocardial ischaemia. We eva...
Article
Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) accounts for an increasing proportion of referrals for percutaneous revascularization. In contrast to acute myocardial infarction, the presence of collaterals and the slow progression of occlusion mandate different considerations when deciding upon revascularization strategies. The identification and referral...