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Abstract #2201

PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF DIPYRIDAMOLE STRESS CMR IN PATIENTS WITH KNOWN OR SUSPECTED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A LONG TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY

Antonella Meloni1, Cinzia Nugara2, Maria Vaccaro3, Chrysanthos Grigoratos1, Giancarlo Todiere1, Andrea Barison1, Daniele De Marchi1, Giuseppina Novo2, Giovanni Donato Aquaro1, and Alessia Pepe1

1Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy, 2Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy, 3Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy

We determined the long-term prognostic value of dipyridamole stress-CMR in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Reversible perfusion deficit and diabetes identified patients at high risk of fatal and non fatal cardiac events. Myocardial fibrosis was a strong predictor for death.

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