Utility of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Infiltrative Cardiomyopathies

Purpose of Review Diagnosis of infiltrative cardiomyopathies can be challenging despite differences in clinical manifestations due to overlapping cardiac manifestations. We review the salient findings by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging that aids in diagnosis, as well the potential implications fo...

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Published in:Current cardiology reports 2021-07, Vol.23 (7), p.87-87, Article 87
Main Authors: Ranganath, Praveen G., Tower-Rader, Albree
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cardiac PET
Cardiology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
MRI
MRI (P Schoenhagen and P-H Chen
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Topical Collection on Cardiac PET
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Summary:Purpose of Review Diagnosis of infiltrative cardiomyopathies can be challenging despite differences in clinical manifestations due to overlapping cardiac manifestations. We review the salient findings by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging that aids in diagnosis, as well the potential implications for prognosis and treatment. Recent Findings Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging has added substantially to our understanding of various infiltrative cardiomyopathies, and the addition of late gadolinium enhancement imaging and parametric mapping has yielded additional insights regarding potential diagnoses, prognosis, and therapy. Summary Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging should be employed in the setting of suspected hypertrophic or infiltrative cardiomyopathies to aid in diagnosis. In the setting of cardiac amyloidosis and Fabry disease, there is data to suggest that cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is useful for risk stratification as well as for monitoring response to therapy.
ISSN:1523-3782
1534-3170
DOI:10.1007/s11886-021-01518-y