The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in heart failure.

Full Abstract

Noninvasive imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of heart failure, assessment of prognosis, and monitoring of therapy. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) offers a comprehensive assessment of heart failure patients and is now the gold standard imaging technique to assess myocardial anatomy, regional and global function, and viability. Furthermore, it allows assessment of perfusion and acute tissue injury (edema and necrosis), whereas in nonischemic heart failure, fibrosis, infiltration, and iron overload can be detected. The information derived from CMR often reveals the underlying etiology of heart failure, and its high measurement accuracy makes it an ideal technique for monitoring disease progression and the effects of treatment. Evidence on the prognostic value of CMR-derived parameters in heart failure is rapidly emerging. This review summarizes the advantages of CMR for patients with heart failure and its important role in key areas.

Author information

Author/s: Karamitsos, Theodoros D (TD); Francis, Jane M (JM); Myerson, Saul (S); Selvanayagam, Joseph B (JB); Neubauer, Stefan (S);

Affiliation: University of Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Grants: (Agency:British Heart Foundation) ; (Agency:Medical Research Council)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review

Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (J Am Coll Cardiol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 54 (issue 15) : pp 1407-24

Dates: Created 2009/10/02; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19796734, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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