Abstract #0985

Association Between Ventricular Arrhythmias and Late Gadolinium Enhancement in Patients with Apparently Normal Hearts

wen qian¹, kai gu², xiaoyue zhou³, yi xu¹, and xiaomei zhu⁴

¹The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, ²Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China, ³MR Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Shanghai, China, ⁴radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the gold standard for evaluating myocardial fibrosis. This study investigated the association between the occurrence and morphological features of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and left ventricular late gadolinium enhancement (LV-LGE) in patients without structural heart diseases. Seventy-eight patients with apparently normal hearts were enrolled and underwent simultaneous electrocardiogram and CMR examinations. Polymorphic VAs and ST-segment depression indicated a higher probability of having LV-LGE on CMR. The findings can help clinicians screen patients for CMR.

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