Myocardial fibrosis, the expansion of the cardiac interstitium through deposition of
extracellular matrix proteins, is a common pathophysiologic companion of many different …

Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and come in a
variety of forms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular …

КТИ—кардиоторакальный индекс КШ—коронарное шунтирование ЛЖ—левый
желудочек МНО—международное нормализованное отношение МРТ—магнитно …

Background: Current guidelines only recommend the use of an implantable cardioverter
defibrillator in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy for the primary prevention of sudden …

Objectives: This study sought to investigate the association between the extent, location, and
pattern of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) and outcome in a large dilated …

Objectives: This review and meta-analysis reviews the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Background: Late …

Results from the DANISH Study (Danish Study to Assess the Efficacy of ICDs in Patients
With Non-Ischemic Systolic Heat Failure on Mortality) suggest that for many patients with …

There is an increasing awareness of the association between mitral valve prolapse and
sudden cardiac death. There are several clinical risk factors associated with an increased …

Background The “gray zone” of myocardial fibrosis (GZF) on cardiovascular magnetic
resonance may be a substrate for ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). Objectives The purpose of …

Background Scar burden with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac MRI (CMR)
predicts arrhythmic events in patients with postinfarction in single-center studies. However …