or therapeutic medical strategies. However, the ESC Guidelines do not override in any way
whatsoever the individual responsibility of health professionals to make appropriate and …

Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) often has a genetic pathogenesis. Because of
the large number of genes and alleles attributed to DCM, comprehensive genetic testing …

Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and come in a
variety of forms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular …

Background—Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) may present with ventricular arrhythmias and
sudden cardiac death (SCD) even in the absence of hemodynamic impairment. The …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between late gadolinium
enhancement (LGE) on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and ventricular arrhythmias or …

Objectives: This review and meta-analysis reviews the prognostic value of cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Background: Late …

Background—Arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is characterized by myxomatous
leaflets and left ventricular (LV) fibrosis of papillary muscles and inferobasal wall. We …

Objectives: The authors performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the predictive value of late
gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance for ventricular tachyarrhythmia …

Background: Myocardial fibrosis is an important pathophysiological mechanism underlying
the development of heart failure (HF). Given the biochemical targets of sacubitril/valsartan …

Results from the DANISH Study (Danish Study to Assess the Efficacy of ICDs in Patients
With Non-Ischemic Systolic Heat Failure on Mortality) suggest that for many patients with …