Magnetic Resonance Assessment of the Substrate for Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy -- Nazarian et al. 112 (18): 2821 -- Circulation

This article by Nazarian et al in this week's issue of Circulation shows that scar diagnosed on contrast-enhanced CMR is significantly predictive of inducible ventricular tachycardia, even after adjusting for LV ejection fraction.

Scar involving 26-75% of the myocardium was predictive and can identify high-risk individuals.

Link: Magnetic Resonance Assessment of the Substrate for Inducible Ventricular Tachycardia in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy -- Nazarian et al. 112 (18): 2821 -- Circulation.

A case highlighting this issue has been published in our accompanying images blog.