Key result
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of infarct characteristics, including size, microvascular obstruction, and haemorrhage, provides additive prognostic value beyond left ventricular ejection fraction.
Why the study?
Does CMR assessment of infarct characteristics improve prognostication of adverse cardiac events in post-MI patients?
Does CMR assessment of infarct characteristics improve prognostication of adverse cardiac events in post-MI patients?
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CMR-derived infarct characteristics provide incremental prognostic value beyond LV ejection fraction in post-MI patients, highlighting the potential for targeted secondary prevention trials.
Carrick et al. (2012) conducted an editorial in Myocardial infarction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging of infarct characteristics, including size, microvascular obstruction, and haemorrhage, provides additive prognostic value beyond left ventricular ejection fraction.
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