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Table 4 Pre-CMR indications and post CMR diagnoses

From: Utilization and impact of cardiovascular magnetic resonance on patient management in heart failure: insights from the SCMR Registry

Pre-CMR indication

Number of patients with pre-CMR diagnoses (%)

Most Common Post-CMR diagnoses

Number of patients with post-CMR diagnoses (%)

Amyloidosis of the heart

   

Total

97

  

No change in diagnosis

72 (74%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

72 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

25 (26%)

  
  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

13 (52%)

  

Coronary artery disease

4 (16%)

  

Left ventricular hypertrophy

3 (12%)

  

No amyloidosis

4 (16%)

  

Possible hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

1 (4%)

Arrhythmic Disease

   

Total

136

  

No change in diagnosis

70 (51%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

70 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

66 (49%)

  
  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

44 (67%)

  

Coronary artery disease

9 (14%)

  

Possible myocarditis

4 (6%)

  

Myocarditis

1 (2%)

  

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

1 (2%)

  

Left ventricular non-compaction

1 (2%)

  

Coronary artery disease and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

1 (2%)

  

Cardiomyopathy and ventricular septal defect

1 (2%)

  

Possible transplant rejection

1 (2%)

  

No arrhythmic substrate

3 (5%)

ARVC

   

Total

423

  

No change in diagnosis

90 (21%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

90 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

333 (79%)

  
  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

131 (39%)

  

No ARVC

60 (18%)

  

Borderline left ventricular function without other significant abnormalities

96 (29%)

  

Coronary artery disease

13 (4%)

  

Myocarditis

3 (1%)

  

ARVC and cardiomyopathy

3 (< 1%)

  

LV non-compaction

5 (2%)

  

Infiltrative cardiomyopathy

2 (< 1%)

  

Likely inflammatory cardiomyopathy

1 (< 1%)

  

Left ventricular hypertrophy

2 (< 1%)

  

Ventricular septal defect

1 (< 1%)

  

Right atrial dilatation without ARVC

5 (2%)

  

Other diagnoses

11 (3%)

Cardiomyopathy NYD

   

Total

1,776

  

No change in diagnosis

662 (37%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

662 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

1,114 (63%)

  
  

Coronary artery disease

240 (22%)

  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

484 (43%)

  

Myocarditis

52 (5%)

  

Left ventricular non-compaction

42 (4%)

  

Borderline LV function without other significant abnormalities

70 (6%)

  

Sarcoidosis

34 (3%)

  

ARVC

9 (< 1%)

  

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

9 (< 1%)

  

Coronary artery disease and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

16 (1%)

  

Infiltrative cardiomyopathy

26 (2%)

  

Hemochromatosis

2 (< 1%)

  

Other diagnoses

130 (12%)

Coronary Artery Disease

   

Total

1,230

  

No change in diagnosis

960 (78%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

960 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

270 (22%)

  
  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

154 (57%)

  

Borderline left ventricular function without other significant abnormalities

42 (16%)

  

No coronary artery disease

9 (3%)

  

Myocarditis

12 (4%)

  

Coronary artery disease and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

11 (4%)

  

Sarcoidosis

4 (1%)

  

Left ventricular non-compaction

4 (1%)

  

Infiltrative cardiomyopathy

8 (3%)

  

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

2 (< 1%)

  

Hemochromatosis

1 (< 1%)

  

Other diagnoses

23 (9%)

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

   

Total

146

  

No change in diagnosis

80 (55%)

Same as pre-CMR diagnosis

80 (100%)

Change in diagnosis

66 (45%)

  
  

Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

22 (33%)

  

Coronary artery disease

11 (17%)

  

Borderline left ventricular function without other significant abnormalities

12 (18%)

  

Infiltration/amyloid

6 (9%)

  

Left ventricular hypertrophy

3 (5%)

  

No hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

5 (8%)

  

Left ventricular non-compaction

6 (9%)

  

Concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease

1 (2%)

  1. Legend. ARVC: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, NYD: Not yet diagnosed