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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