ASSESSMENT OF IRON DEPOSITION POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AS A MARKER OF MYOCARDIAL HEMORRHAGE

摘要

The invention is directed to methods for diagnosing reperfusion/non-reperfusion hemorrhage and predicting cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in subjects comprising using imaging techniques to detect regional iron oxide deposition. The invention also provides treatment methods for subject at increased risk of sudden cardiac death.