RESEARCH ARTICLE
Midwall Fibrosis: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Risk Stratifying Cardiomyopathies
D.P. Ripley1, 2, *, P. Garg3, A. Kotecha1, O.E. Gosling1, 2, N.G. Bellenger1, 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
First Page: 89
Last Page: 90
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-9-89
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401509010089
Article History:
Received Date: 22/7/2015Revision Received Date: 20/8/2015
Acceptance Date: 22/9/2015
Electronic publication date: 30/10/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance on implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) therapy recommend ICD in those with left ventricular dysfunction and a high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). SCD accounts for 30% deaths in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), however risk stratifying and predicting SCD in DCM is a major management challenge. We present two cases demonstrating the potential role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in risk stratifying DCM.