A comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging peri-infarct border zone quantification strategies for the prediction of ventricular tachyarrhythmia inducibility

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-77

  Rubenstein, Jason C ^a,d   Lee, Daniel C ^b   Wu, Edwin ^b   Kadish, Alan H ^b   Passman, Rod ^b   Bello, David ^c   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Mid Florida Cardiology Specialists   (United States)

^d FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Sudden death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; SEX RATIO;

AGED; CARDIAC IMAGING TECHNIQUES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84873632999     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2013.0011     Document Type: Article

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