Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is currently regarded as the reference standard to assess myocardial infarction and allows the detection of MVO and IMH in vivo, using late gadolinium-enhanced (LGE) and T2-weighted (T2W) imaging [8–10]. Previous studies have suggested that MVO might be associated with adverse ventricular remodelling and clinical outcome [9, 11–14]. The clinical significance of IMH is less well defined, and conflicting results have been reported [15, 16].