Risk Stratification of Cardiomyopathy with Cardiac MRIPresence of Late Gadolinium Enhancement Predicts Mortality
Dr. Christian Eichhorn and colleagues summarized 103 studies to date and found that late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) which indicates tissue damage, edema, and scar was associated with the risk of death. The presence or absence of this finding was more impressive than the quantification of how much of the left ventricle was damaged or the resultant reduction in heart pumping function or left ventricular ejection fraction.
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