Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance as a Gatekeeper to Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Presenting With Heart Failure of Unknown Etiology

Assomull, Ravi; Shakespeare, Carl; R. Kalra, Paul; Lloyd, Guy; Gulati, Ankur; Strange, Julian; Bradlow, William; Lyne, Jonathan; Keegan, Jennifer; Poole‐Wilson, Philip; Cowie, Martín; J. Pennell, Dudley; Prasad, Sanjay

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.110.011346

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Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance as a Gatekeeper to Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Presenting With Heart Failure of Unknown Etiology

Published in Circulation • Sep 7, 2011

Authors:

Ravi Assomull

Carl Shakespeare

Paul R. Kalra

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In patients presenting with new-onset heart failure of uncertain etiology, the role of coronary angiography (CA) is unclear. Although conventionally performed to differentiate underlying coronary artery disease from dilated cardiomyopathy, CA is associated with a risk of complications an...

Subject

Medicine

Etiology

Heart failure

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