Why the study?
Does native T1 mapping by CMR improve discrimination between acute and convalescent stages in patients with clinical diagnosis of myocarditis compared to T2-weighted imaging and late gadolinium enhancement?
Population
165 patients with clinical diagnosis of viral myocarditis and 40 control subjects
Comparison
T1 mapping by cardiac magnetic resonance before… vs Control subjects; T2-weighted imaging and late…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Native T1 may aid myocarditis stage discrimination on CMR; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
Does native T1 mapping by CMR improve discrimination between acute and convalescent stages in patients with clinical diagnosis of myocarditis compared to T2-weighted imaging and late gadolinium enhancement?
Native T1 mapping by CMR provides high diagnostic accuracy for discriminating between healthy subjects and patients with myocarditis, as well as distinguishing between acute and convalescent stages.
Hinojar et al. (2014) studied this question.
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