Ersin Cavus, Jan N Schneider, Eleonora di Carluccio, Andreas Ziegler, Alena Haack, Francisco Ojeda, Celeste Chevalier, Charlotte Jahnke, Katharina A Riedl, Ulf K Radunski, Raphael Twerenbold, Paulus Kirchhof, Stefan Blankenberg, Gerhard Adam, Enver Tahir, Gunnar K Lund, Kai Muellerleile
BACKGROUND: The presence of myocardial scar is associated with poor prognosis in several underlying diseases. Late-gadolinium-enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging reveals clinically silent "unrecognized myocardial scar" (UMS), but the etiology of UMS often remains unclear. This population-based CMR study evaluated prevalence, localization, patterns and risk factors of UMS. METHODS: The study population consisted of 1064 consecutive Hamburg City Health study participants without a history of coronary heart disease or myocarditis...
February 8, 2024: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance