Exclusion of prognostic coronary disease in LV dysfunction using late gadolinium enhancement CMR
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Background In new diagnoses of left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction it is important to exclude coronary artery disease (CAD) as the cause. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE CMR) highlights fibrosis from ischaemia or infarcts in a subendocardial distribution. Many consider that the absence of LGE indicates an absence of significant CAD. The evidence for this is debatable, with variable sensitivities depending upon the definition of CAD, the patient population, and the use of proximal coronary artery imaging (MRCA). We strived to ascertain the utility of LGE CMR to exclude prognostic CAD.
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