Benedikt Bernhard, Philippe Joss, Noah Greisser, Anselm W Stark, Jonathan Schütze, Isaac Shiri, Yasaman Safarkhanlo, Kady Fischer, Dominik P Guensch, Jessica A M Bastiaansen, Maryam Pavlicek, Dominik C Benz, Raymond Y Kwong, Christoph Gräni
According to updated Lake-Louise Criteria, impaired regional myocardial function serves as a supportive criterion in diagnosing myocarditis. This study aimed to assess visual regional wall motional abnormalities (RWMA) and novel quantitative regional longitudinal peak strain (RLS) for risk stratification in the clinical setting of myocarditis. In patients undergoing CMR and meeting clinical criteria for suspected myocarditis global longitudinal strain (GLS), late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), RWMA and RLS were assessed in the anterior, septal, inferior, and lateral regions and correlated to the occurrence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including heart failure hospitalization, sustained ventricular tachycardia, recurrent myocarditis, and all-cause death...
March 1, 2024: International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging