Why the study?
Does late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance accurately diagnose cardiac involvement in patients with suspected amyloidosis?
Population
257 patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis across 5 studies included in the meta-analysis
Comparison
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance with late… vs Reference standard for cardiac amyloidosis…
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports LGE-CMR for suspected cardiac amyloidosis; confirms high accuracy via meta-analysis of diagnostic studies.
Does late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance accurately diagnose cardiac involvement in patients with suspected amyloidosis?
LGE-CMR is an effective and highly accurate non-invasive imaging modality for diagnosing cardiac involvement in patients with suspected amyloidosis.
Zhao et al. (2016) studied this question.
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