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Abstract #0985

Association Between Ventricular Arrhythmias and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients with Apparently Normal Hearts

wen qian1, kai gu2, xiaoyue zhou3, yi xu1, and xiaomei zhu4
1The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 2Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, 3MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Shanghai, China, 4radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for evaluating myocardial fibrosis. This study investigated the association between the occurrence and morphological features of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and left ventricular late gadolinium enhancement (LV-LGE) in patients without structural heart diseases. Seventy-eight patients with apparently normal hearts were enrolled and underwent simultaneous electrocardiogram and CMR examinations. Polymorphic VAs and ST-segment depression indicated a higher probability of having LV-LGE on CMR. The findings can help clinicians screen patients for CMR.

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