Myocardial scar characteristics based on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is associated with ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 392-399

  Demirel, Fatma ^a   Adiyaman, Ahmet ^a   Timmer, Jorik R ^a   Dambrink, Jan Henk E ^a   Kok, Mariël ^a   Boeve, Willem Jan ^b   Elvan, Arif ^a  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Radiology ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Late gadolinium enhancement; Mortality; Ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TRENDS;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CICATRIX; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84914105377     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.08.132     Document Type: Article

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