Search Tag: myocardial scar

2024 08 Sep

  Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating advanced diagnostic techniques for early detection and treatment. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a widely accepted method for assessing myocardial scarring, often caused by ischemic heart disease. While manual analysis...Read more

2024 08 Sep

  Cardiovascular diseases remain a leading cause of mortality globally, necessitating advanced diagnostic techniques for early detection and treatment. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is a widely accepted method for assessing myocardial scarring, often caused by ischemic heart disease. While manual analysis...Read more

2015 10 Nov

According to a study published in JAMA, the prevalence of myocardial scars was nearly 8 percent, of which nearly 80 percent were unrecognised by electrocardiography or clinical evaluation.  While ischaemic heart disease continues to be an important public health concern, a large proportion of MIs remain clinically unrecognised. It is thus important...Read more