Extent of late gadolinium enhancement detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance correlates with the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Title: Extent of late gadolinium enhancement detected by cardiovascular magnetic resonance correlates with the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Contributor: Flüchter, Stephan [Author]; Kuschyk, Jürgen [Author]; Wolpert, Christian [Author]; Dösch, Christina [Author]; Veltmann, Christian [Author]; Haghi, Dariusch [Author]; Schönberg, Stefan [Author]; Süselbeck, Tim [Author]; Germans, Tjeerd [Author]; Streitner, Florian [Author]; Borggrefe, Martin [Author]; Papavassiliu, Theano [Author]
Published: 21 May 2010
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance ; 12(2010), Artikel-ID 30, Seite 1-8
Language: English
DOI: 10.1186/1532-429X-12-30
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Keywords: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance ; Clinical Risk Factor ; Electrophysiological Testing ; Sudden Cardiac Death ; Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia
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Description: Myocardial fibrosis is frequently identified in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of myocardial fibrosis detected by late gadolinium-enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) as a potential arrhythmogenic substrate in HCM. We hypothesized that the extent of LGE might be associated with the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT) during programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS).
Access State: Open Access

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