CMR for Identifying the Substrate of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Normal Echocardiography

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging

21 August Aug 2019 6 years ago
  • Andreini D, Dello Russo A, Pontone G, Mushtaq S, Conte E, Guglielmo M, Baggiano A, Fusini L, Gripari P, Casella M, Carbucicchio C, Riva S, Fassini G, Fiorentini C, Bartorelli AL, Tondo C, Pepi M
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Approximately one-half of sudden cardiac deaths are attributable to malignant VA. Echocardiography is commonly used to identify SHD that is the most frequent substrate of VA. This study sought to determine whether cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may identify structural heart disease (SHD) in patients with ventricular arrhythmia who had echocardiography ruled out pathological findings.

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Andreini D, Dello Russo A, Pontone G, Mushtaq S, Conte E, Perchinunno M, Guglielmo M, Coutinho Santos A, Magatelli M, Baggiano A, Zanchi S, Melotti E, Fusini L, Gripari P, Casella M, Carbucicchio C, Riva S, Fassini G, Li Piani L, Fiorentini C, Bartorelli AL, Tondo C, Pepi M. CMR for Identifying the Substrate of Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Normal Echocardiography. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 Jul 11. pii: S1936-878X(19)30561-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.04.023.

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