Utility of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in identifying the potential structural heart disease for ventricular arrhythmia before ablation

Table 1 Abnormalities of pre-ablation CMR in patients with ventricular arrhythmia

	Total (percent)	PVC	VT
Number	40	12	28
Echo
normal	34(85%)	11(92%)	23(82.1%)
abnormal	6(15%)	1(8%)	5(17.9%)
CMR cine
normal	23(57.5%)	6(50%)	17(60.7%)
abnormal	17(42.5%)	6(50%)	11(39.3%)
late enhancement
normal	30(75%)	10(83.3%)	20(71.4%)
abnormal	10(25%)	2(16.7%)	8(28.6%)
CMR cumulative abnormalities	18(45%)	6(50%)	12(42.9%)

*Cine abnormalities including left and right ventricular global and/or regional wall motion abnormalities.CMR :cardiac magnetic resonance

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