The present document has been conceived as the European update to the American
College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/ESC 2006 Guidelines for …

A unique and highly versatile technique, stress echocardiography (SE) is increasingly
recognized for its utility in the evaluation of non-ischaemic heart disease. SE allows for …

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: Current guidelines only recommend the use of an implantable cardioverter
defibrillator in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy for the primary prevention of sudden …

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

Management strategies for ventricular arrhythmias are guided by the risk of sudden death
and severity of symptoms. Patients with a substantial risk of sudden death usually need an …

Background Late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR)
provides tissue characterization of ventricular myocardium and scar that can be depicted as …

In the chronic stage of myocardial infarction, a significant number of patients develop life-
threatening ventricular tachycardias (VT) due to the arrhythmogenic nature of the remodeled …

Background—Conducting channels are the target for ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation.
Conducting channels could be identified with contrast enhanced–cardiac magnetic …

Background For late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance
(CMR) assessment of atrial scar to guide management and targeting of ablation in atrial …