Contemporary role of cardiac magnetic resonance in the management of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease

George Bazoukis, Stamatis S. Papadatos, Archontoula Michelongona, Konstantinos Lampropoulos, Dimitrios Farmakis, Vassilis Vassiliou

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Abstract

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is a useful non-invasive radiation-free imaging modality for the management of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). CMR cine imaging provides the “gold standard” assessment of ventricular function, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) provides useful data for the diagnosis and extent of myocardial scar and viability, while stress imaging is an established technique for the detection of myocardial perfusion defects indicating ischemia. Beyond its role in the diagnosis of CAD, CMR allows accurate risk stratification of patients with established CAD. This review aims to summarize the data regarding the role of CMR in the contemporary management of patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease.
Original languageEnglish
Article number649
JournalMedicina
Volume57
Issue number7
Early online date24 Jun 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Cardiac magnetic resonance
  • Chronic coronary syndromes
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Diagnosis
  • Late gadolinium enhancement
  • Prognosis
  • Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

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