Why the study?
The study was conducted to assess the diagnostic meaning of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in various clinical forms of myocarditis.
Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging accurately diagnose active and resolved myocarditis compared to endomyocardial biopsy in patients with different clinical presentations?
Comparison
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging compared with endomyocardial biopsy in 38 patients
Design
Cross-sectional diagnostic study
Authors
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CMR should not yet supplant biopsy for active myocarditis in DCM or VT; leaves open need for refined noninvasive criteria in prospective studies.
Does cardiac magnetic resonance imaging accurately diagnose active and resolved myocarditis compared to endomyocardial biopsy in patients with different clinical presentations?
CMR has high diagnostic value for infarct-like myocarditis and resolved inflammation, but low sensitivity for detecting active myocarditis in patients presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy or arrhythmias.
Стукалова et al. (2019) studied this question.
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