MYOCARDIAL EDEMA ASSESSED WITH T2-WEIGHTED CMR IMAGING AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Frank Gommans,Etienne Cramer,Jeannette Bakker,Michelle Michels,Hendrik-Jan Dieker,Michael A. Fouraux,Carlo Marcelis,Janneke Timmermans,Freek W.A. Verheugt,Marc A. Brouwer,Marcel Kofflard

MYOCARDIAL EDEMA ASSESSED WITH T2-WEIGHTED CMR IMAGING AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

2016

Frank Gommans
Etienne Cramer
Jeannette Bakker
Michelle Michels
Hendrik-Jan Dieker
Michael A. Fouraux
Carlo Marcelis
Janneke Timmermans
Freek W.A. Verheugt
Marc A. Brouwer
Marcel Kofflard

Although prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD) is essential in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), risk stratification is still suboptimal. The presence of myocardial edema on T2-weighted CMR imaging has been associated with adverse prognostic factors and might be a valuable

Keywords:

Edema
Sudden cardiac death
Internal medicine
Medicine
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Cardiology
Diabetes mellitus
t2 weighted
in patient
myocardial edema
risk stratification

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