Is the extent of left ventricular scar quantified by late gadolinium enhancement MRI associated with spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias in patients with coronary artery disease and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators?
In this pilot study, the extent of myocardial scar characterized by LGE-CMR was significantly associated with the occurrence of spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias. We hypothesize that scar quantification by LGE-CMR may prove a valuable risk stratification tool for the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias, which may have implications for patient selection for ICD therapy.
Arterial stiffness is increased in young individuals with obesity and obesity-related T2DM even after correction for risk factors.