Prognostic value of stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance in asymptomatic patients without known coronary artery disease

ConclusionsSilent ischaemia and unrecognised MI are good long-term predictors for the incidence of MACE in selected asymptomatic individuals with multiple risk factors and without known CAD. These stress CMR parameters have incremental long-term prognostic value to predict MACE over traditional risk factors.Key Points• Silent ischaemia and unrecognised myocardial infarction defined by stress CMR are good long-term predictors of cardiovascular events in asymptomatic individuals without known coronary artery disease.• The addition of stress cardiac MR imaging led to improved model discrimination for cardiovascular events over traditional risk factors in this specific population.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research