TY - JOUR
T1 - The Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Heart Failure
AU - Karamitsos, Theodoros D.
AU - Francis, Jane M.
AU - Myerson, Saul
AU - Selvanayagam, Joseph B.
AU - Neubauer, Stefan
N1 - Funding Information:
Funded by the British Heart Foundation, the UK Medical Research Council, the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre Programme, and Heart Research UK.
PY - 2009/10/6
Y1 - 2009/10/6
N2 - Noninvasive imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of heart failure, assessment of prognosis, and monitoring of therapy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) offers a comprehensive assessment of heart failure patients and is now the gold standard imaging technique to assess myocardial anatomy, regional and global function, and viability. Furthermore, it allows assessment of perfusion and acute tissue injury (edema and necrosis), whereas in nonischemic heart failure, fibrosis, infiltration, and iron overload can be detected. The information derived from CMR often reveals the underlying etiology of heart failure, and its high measurement accuracy makes it an ideal technique for monitoring disease progression and the effects of treatment. Evidence on the prognostic value of CMR-derived parameters in heart failure is rapidly emerging. This review summarizes the advantages of CMR for patients with heart failure and its important role in key areas.
AB - Noninvasive imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of heart failure, assessment of prognosis, and monitoring of therapy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) offers a comprehensive assessment of heart failure patients and is now the gold standard imaging technique to assess myocardial anatomy, regional and global function, and viability. Furthermore, it allows assessment of perfusion and acute tissue injury (edema and necrosis), whereas in nonischemic heart failure, fibrosis, infiltration, and iron overload can be detected. The information derived from CMR often reveals the underlying etiology of heart failure, and its high measurement accuracy makes it an ideal technique for monitoring disease progression and the effects of treatment. Evidence on the prognostic value of CMR-derived parameters in heart failure is rapidly emerging. This review summarizes the advantages of CMR for patients with heart failure and its important role in key areas.
KW - cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
KW - diagnosis
KW - heart failure
KW - ischemia
KW - left ventricular dysfunction
KW - prognosis
KW - therapy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.094
DO - 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.094
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19796734
AN - SCOPUS:70349498995
SN - 0735-1097
VL - 54
SP - 1407
EP - 1424
JO - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
JF - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
IS - 15
ER -