SynthesisMalawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi2019
The role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy: A systematic review.
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- Deep learning for cardiac MRI: performance evidence and barriers to clinical integration. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026Article
- CMR-LGE imaging features of dilated cardiomyopathy and relationship with left ventricular function.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Left-Ventricle Remodeling: Differences Implying Clinical Decision.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Improvement of the Accuracy in the Identification of Coronary Artery Disease Combining Heart Sound Features.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- T2-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance image and myocardial biomarker in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Medicine · 2020Observational
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Abstract
Background: Myocardial pathologies are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in patients worldwide. Ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies have become a worldwide epidemic of the 21st century with an increasing impact on health care systems. The 2012 European Society of Cardiology and 2013 American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association guidelines provide current therapy guidance to reduce mortality and morbidity. Methods: This was a systematic review involving cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) studies for the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy from January 2013 to April 2017. Out of 62 reviewed studies, only 12 were included in our study. Results: The average sensitivity and specificity of CMR in the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy was 86.75% (95% confidence interval [CI], 70.30% to 92.58%) and 81.75% (95% CI, 73.0% to 87.6%), respectively, and the positive predictive and negative predictive values were 80.17% and 86.75%, respectively. Conclusion: Despite some limitations, our study shows that CMR has high sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value in diagnosing different types of cardiomyopathy. CMR may be used to differentiate types of cardiomyopathy, accurately quantify the chamber dimensions, volumes, and cardiac function, which make it useful for prognosis as well.
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