Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Heart Failure

Carla Contaldi; Santo Dellegrottaglie; Ciro Mauro; Francesco Ferrara; Luigia Romano; Alberto M Marra; Brigida Ranieri; Andrea Salzano; Salvatore Rega; Alessandra Scatteia; Antonio Cittadini; Filippo Cademartiri; Eduardo Bossone

doi:10.1016/j.hfc.2021.01.001

Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Heart Failure

Heart Fail Clin. 2021 Apr;17(2):207-221. doi: 10.1016/j.hfc.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Feb 3.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Salerno, Via Enrico de Marinis, Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno 84013, Italy. Electronic address: contaldi.carla@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Accreditato Villa Dei Fiori, C.so Italia 157, Acerra, Naples I 80011, Italy; Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute/Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
³ Cardiology Division, A Cardarelli Hospital, Via Cardarelli 9, Naples I 80131, Italy.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Salerno, Via Enrico de Marinis, Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno 84013, Italy.
⁵ Department of General and Emergency Radiology, A Cardarelli Hospital, Via Cardarelli 9, Naples I 80131, Italy.
⁶ Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Via Pansini 5, Naples I 80131, Italy.
⁷ IRCCS SDN, Via Gianturco 113, Naples I 80143, Italy.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, Ospedale Accreditato Villa Dei Fiori, C.so Italia 157, Acerra, Naples I 80011, Italy.
⁹ Division of Cardiac Rehabilitation - Echo Lab, A Cardarelli Hospital, Via Cardarelli 9, Naples I 80131, Italy.

PMID: 33673946
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2021.01.001

Abstract

This review describes the current role and potential future applications of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for the management of heart failure (HF). CMR allows noninvasive morphologic and functional assessment, tissue characterization, blood flow, and perfusion evaluation. CMR overcomes echocardiography limitations (geometric assumptions, interobserver variability and poor acoustic window) and provides incremental information in relation to cause, prognosis, and treatment monitoring of patients with HF.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance; Etiology; Heart failure; Prognosis; Treatment management.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Prognosis