Magnetic Resonance Assessment of the Substrate for Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy | Zendy

Saman Nazarian | Zendy; David A. Bluemke | Zendy; Albert C. Lardo | Zendy; Menekhem M. Zviman | Zendy; Stanley P. Watkins | Zendy; Timm Dickfeld | Zendy; Glenn R. Meininger | Zendy; Ariel Roguin | Zendy; Hugh Calkins | Zendy; Gordon F. Tomaselli | Zendy; Robert G. Weiss | Zendy; Ronald D. Berger | Zendy; João A.C. Lima | Zendy; Henry R. Halperin | Zendy

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Magnetic Resonance Assessment of the Substrate for Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

Author(s) -

Saman Nazarian,

David A. Bluemke,

Albert C. Lardo,

Menekhem M. Zviman,

Stanley P. Watkins,

Timm Dickfeld,

Glenn R. Meininger,

Ariel Roguin,

Hugh Calkins,

Gordon F. Tomaselli,

Robert G. Weiss,

Ronald D. Berger,

João A.C. Lima,

Henry R. Halperin

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.549659

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , ejection fraction , cardiomyopathy , magnetic resonance imaging , heart failure , diastole , sudden cardiac death , radiology , blood pressure

Patients with left ventricular dysfunction have an elevated risk of sudden cardiac death. However, the substrate for ventricular arrhythmia in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy remains poorly understood. We hypothesized that the distribution of scar identified by MRI is predictive of inducible ventricular tachycardia.

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