Optimal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Risk Stratification of Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis.
Erika HuttMaria Vega BriznedaGhazaleh GoldarJose AguileraTom Kai Ming WangZiad TaimehDaniel CulverThomas D CallahanWai Hong Wilson TangPaul C CremerWael A JaberManuel L Ribeiro NetoChristine L JellisPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Among patients with CS, a mild reduction in LVEF of 42% was identified as the optimal cutoff for predicting VA and all-cause mortality. Prior VA and scar by CMR or PET are strong risk factors for future VA and all-cause mortality.
Keyphrases
- ejection fraction
- aortic stenosis
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- computed tomography
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- aortic valve
- left atrial
- pet imaging
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation