Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9960806 | Journal of the American College of Cardiology | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Infarct surface area and mass, as measured by cardiac MRI, are better identifiers of patients who have a substrate for MVT than LVEF. Further evaluation of infarct size characterization by cardiac MRI as a predictor of sudden cardiac death is warranted.
Keywords
CEMRIPVTEPSROCLVEFmvTMRIcoronary artery diseaseVentricular tachycardiaMonomorphic ventricular tachycardiapolymorphic ventricular tachycardiaMagnetic resonance imagingcontrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingCADVentricular fibrillationElectrophysiologic studyleft ventricular ejection fractionreceiver-operating characteristic
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Authors
David MD, David S. PhD, Raymond J. MD, F. Scott MD, Rod MD, FACC, Gina BA, Alan H. MD, FACC, Jeffrey J. MD, FACC,