The Extent of Left Ventricular Scar Quantified by Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI Is Associated with Spontaneous Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.
This pilot study from Dr. Scott et al, suggested that the extent of myocardial scar, characterised by LGE-CMR, was significantly associated with the occurrence of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias. Their hypothesis is that scar quantification by LGE-CMR may prove a valuable risk stratification tool for the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias, which may have implications for patient selection for ICD therapy.
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