Prognostic impact of late gadolinium enhancement at the right ventricular insertion points in non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Eduard ClaverAndrea Di MarcoPamela Frances BrownJoshua BradleyGaetano NuciforaAlejandro Ruiz-MajoralPaolo Domenico DallaglioMarcos RodriguezJosep Comín ColetIgnasi AngueraChristopher A MillerMatthias Schmitt

Published in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)

In a large cohort of DCM patients, IP-LGE was associated with similar outcome when compared with LGE- patients and with significant lower risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death when compared with LGE+ cases. Patients with IP&LV-LGE had clinical characteristics and outcomes similar to the rest of LGE+ cases.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
heart failure
peritoneal dialysis
magnetic resonance imaging
type diabetes
patient reported outcomes
adipose tissue
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance