Infarct Tissue Heterogeneity Assessed With Contrast-Enhanced MRI Predicts Spontaneous Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator | Zendy

Stijntje D. Roes | Zendy; C. Jan Willem Borleffs | Zendy; Rob J. van der Geest | Zendy; Jos J.M. Westenberg | Zendy; Nina Ajmone Marsan | Zendy; Theodorus A.M. Kaandorp | Zendy; Johan H. C. Reiber | Zendy; Katja Zeppenfeld | Zendy; Hildo J. Lamb | Zendy; Albert de Roos | Zendy; Martin J. Schalij | Zendy; Jeroen J. Bax | Zendy

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Infarct Tissue Heterogeneity Assessed With Contrast-Enhanced MRI Predicts Spontaneous Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Author(s) -

Stijntje D. Roes,

C. Jan Willem Borleffs,

Rob J. van der Geest,

Jos J.M. Westenberg,

Nina Ajmone Marsan,

Theodorus A.M. Kaandorp,

Johan H. C. Reiber,

Katja Zeppenfeld,

Hildo J. Lamb,

Albert de Roos,

Martin J. Schalij,

Jeroen J. Bax

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.108.826529

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , ischemic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , myocardial infarction , heart failure , ejection fraction

The relation between infarct tissue heterogeneity on contrast-enhanced MRI and the occurrence of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmia (or sudden cardiac death) is unknown. Therefore, the study purpose was to evaluate the predictive value of infarct tissue heterogeneity assessed with contrast-enhanced MRI on the occurrence of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmia with subsequent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy (as surrogate of sudden cardiac death) in patients with previous myocardial infarction.

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