In an editorial in JACC by Dr. Hundley commenting on two prognostic papers (use of CMR in patients with PVCs with LBBB and patients with chest pain undergoing dobutamine stress CMR) the author mentions how quality research papers on large populations should guide the best use of CV imaging. The two papers represent advances in these directions although they do not directly look at cost-benefit ratios.
Korosoglou G, Elhmidi Y, Steen H, et al. Prognostic value of high-dose dobutamine stress magnetic resonance imaging in 1,493 consecutive patients: assessment of myocardial wall motion and perfusion. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:1225–34.
Aquaro GD, Pingitore A, Strata E, Di Bella G, Molinaro S, Lombardi M. Cardiac magnetic resonance predicts outcome in patients with premature ventricular complexes of left bundle branch block morphology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56:1235– 43.
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