RESEARCH ARTICLE

Midwall Fibrosis: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Risk Stratifying Cardiomyopathies

The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal 30 Oct 2015 RESEARCH ARTICLE DOI: 10.2174/1874192401509010089

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.

Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Tachycardia, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Fibrosis.
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