Myocardial salvage in patients with or without microvascular obstruction (MVO).

<p>Myocardial salvage, in patients with (MVO +) or without (MVO−) microvascular obstruction, assessed both by early and late CMR, respectively (percent, median values, and interquartile range).</p

Coronary angiography and CMR images in the presence or absence of microvascular obstruction.

<p><b>a)</b> Coronary angiography images showing proximal occlusion of the left anterior descending artery, <b>b)</b> CMR demonstrating short axis T2 weighted imaging of myocardium at risk (early CMR), <b>c)</b> short axis late enhancement imaging (early CMR), and <b>d)</b> short axis late enhancement imaging (late CMR), in patients with (MVO +) or without (MVO -) microvascular obstruction. Early CMR was performed 1–4 days after primary PCI and late CMR was performed 4 months later.</p

Study flow - diagram of included patients.

<p>Study flow - diagram of included patients.</p