Prognostic Value of Cardiac MRI Late Gadolinium Enhancement Granularity in Participants with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Alexandre Unger, Jérôme Garot, Solenn Toupin, Suzanne Duhamel, Francesca Sanguineti, Thomas Hovasse, Stéphane Champagne, Thierry Unterseeh, Bernard Chevalier, Mariama Akodad, Antoinette Neylon, Lounis Hamzi, Trecy Gonçalves, J. Florence, Emmanuel Gall, Paul-Jun Martial, R. Mirailles, Alexandre Pfeffer, Elena Sofia Canuti, Jean Guillaume Dillinger, Patrick Henry, Antoine Bondue, Valérie Bousson, Philippe Garot, Théo Pezel
Abstract
A cardiac MRI model incorporating the ischemic late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) parameters of extent, transmurality, location, and midwall LGE significantly outperformed traditional risk factors in predicting all-cause mortality in participants with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCardiologyIschemic cardiomyopathyGadoliniumInternal medicineCardiomyopathyRadiologyHeart failureEjection fractionMetallurgyMaterials scienceCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors