Impact of Unrecognized Myocardial Scar Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Event-Free Survival in Patients Presenting With Signs or Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease | Zendy

Raymond Y. Kwong | Zendy; Anna Chan | Zendy; Kenneth A. Brown | Zendy; Carmen Chan | Zendy; H. Glenn Reynolds | Zendy; Sui Tsang | Zendy; Roger B. Davis | Zendy

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Impact of Unrecognized Myocardial Scar Detected by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging on Event-Free Survival in Patients Presenting With Signs or Symptoms of Coronary Artery Disease

Author(s) -

Raymond Y. Kwong,

Anna Chan,

Kenneth A. Brown,

Carmen Chan,

H. Glenn Reynolds,

Sui Tsang,

Roger B. Davis

Publication year - 2006

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.105.570648

Subject(s) - mace , medicine , cardiology , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , hazard ratio , coronary artery disease , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , magnetic resonance imaging , heart failure , radiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , confidence interval

Contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) can determine the extent of myocardial scar from infarction (MI). However, the prognostic significance of unrecognized myocardial scar by CMR in patients without a history of MI is unknown.

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