Utility of late gadolinium enhancement on magnetic resonance imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients in an Indian cohort

Indian Heart J. 2023 Aug 9:S0019-4832(23)00135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2023.08.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis prospective observational study sought to correlate segmental late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) seen in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. LGE was assessed in a 17-segmental model of heart. Of 57 patients, VAs were present in 26.3% of patients and 10.5% had sustained ventricular tachycardia. LGE was present in 43.9% of patients. Presence of LGE in 4 or more segments was associated with VAs with a sensitivity of 73% and specificity of 76% with area under curve of 0.733 in C-statistics.PMID:37567444 | DOI:10.1016/j.ihj.2023.08.001

Source: Indian Heart J - August 11, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Harikrishnan Gangadharakaimal Nitin Kumar Parashar Mukund A Prabhu Ayyappan Anoop Narayanan Namboodiri Source Type: research