Iron-Sensitive Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk in Patients With Chronic Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Ivan Cokic,
Avinash Kali,
HsinJung Yang,
Raymond Yee,
Richard Tang,
Mourad Tighiouart,
Xunzhang Wang,
Warren S. Jackman,
Sumeet S. Chugh,
James A. White,
Rohan Dharmakumar
Publication year - 2015
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.115.003642
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , interquartile range , ejection fraction , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , sudden cardiac death , cardiac magnetic resonance , radiology , heart failure
Recent canines studies have shown that iron deposition within chronic myocardial infarction (CMI) influences the electric behavior of the heart. To date, the link between the iron deposition and malignant ventricular arrhythmias in humans with CMI is unknown.
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