Key result
Cardiac MR imaging evaluation identified right ventricular chamber enlargement (58% vs 14%) and abnormal morphology (47% vs 15%) significantly more often in definite ARVC/D cases than controls (p<0.0001).
Why the study?
Which morphologic MR imaging features have the greatest interobserver reliability for diagnosing ARVC/D?
Observational (n=45)
Which morphologic MR imaging features have the greatest interobserver reliability for diagnosing ARVC/D?
p-value: p=<0.0001
RV size and shape abnormalities, rather than the presence of fat (high T1 signal), are the key reliable MR imaging discriminators for diagnosing ARVC/D.
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RV enlargement and abnormal morphology on cardiac MR may support ARVC/D diagnosis; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic reliability.
Bluemke et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D) (n=45). Cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was evaluated on Presence of right ventricle enlargement and abnormal morphology (p=<0.0001). Cardiac MR imaging evaluation identified right ventricular chamber enlargement (58% vs 14%) and abnormal morphology (47% vs 15%) significantly more often in definite ARVC/D cases than controls (p<0.0001).
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