Article
Prognostic Value of Magnetic Resonance Phenotype in Patients With Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 9 Jun 2020
Aquaro Giovanni Donato, De Luca Antonio, Cappelletto Chiara, Raimondi Francesca, Bianco Francesco, Botto Nicoletta, Lesizza Pierluigi, Grigoratos Crysanthos, Minati Monia, Dell'Omodarme Matteo, Pingitore Alessandro, Stolfo Davide, Ferro Matteo Dal, Merlo Marco, Di Bella Gianluca, Sinagra Gianfranco
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is widely used to assess tissue and functional abnormalities in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Recently, a ARVC risk score was proposed to predict the 5-year risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ARVC. However, CMR features such as fibrosis, fat infiltration, and left ventricular (LV) involvement were not considered....
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