Relationship between T-wave inversion and transmural myocardial edema as evidenced by cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with clinically suspected acute myocarditis: clinical and prognostic implications

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 587-595

  De Lazzari, Manuel ^a   Zorzi, Alessandro ^a   Baritussio, Anna ^a   Siciliano, Mariachiara ^a   Migliore, Federico ^a   Susana, Angela ^a   Giorgi, Benedetta ^a   Lacognata, Carmelo ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a   Perazzolo Marra, Martina ^a   Corrado, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial edema; Myocarditis; Negative T waves

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; QRS INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; T WAVE; T WAVE INVERSION; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CINE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART EDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDEMA, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84975126878     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: 15328430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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