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Education in Heart
Non-invasive imaging
Advances in cardiovascular magnetic resonance in ischaemic heart disease and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies
  1. Manish Motwani,
  2. Ananth Kidambi,
  3. John P Greenwood,
  4. Sven Plein
  1. Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre & Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor S Plein, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre & Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; s.plein{at}leeds.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304680

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    In 2008, Heart published an overview of advances in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and their clinical application.1 Since then, the evidence for the use of CMR both as a clinical and cardiovascular research tool has increased further. In 2010, the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF), American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Radiology, and the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) produced an expert consensus document that provided an up-to-date perspective on the current state of CMR and its clinical applications.2 Data from the large EuroCMR registry continue to demonstrate the impact of the clinical information gained by CMR on patient management, and more data regarding the prognostic impact of CMR have emerged across a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases.3 w1–4 Reflecting this growing body of evidence, recent European and North American practice guidelines have endorsed the use of CMR in several clinical scenarios, including chest pain and heart failure.4–7 w5 Standardisation of CMR training, protocols and reporting has progressed with several recommendation papers published over the past 5 years reflecting the increasing maturity of this imaging modality.w6–10 Finally, further technical advances and innovations have refined CMR methods and provided novel techniques. This article focuses on advances in CMR in ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies, as well as touching on potential future applications.

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MM and AK drafted the manuscript. JPG critically reviewed the manuscript. SP conceived and critically reviewed the manuscript.

    • Competing interests In compliance with EBAC/EACCME guidelines, all authors participating in Education in Heart have disclosed potential conflicts of interest that might cause a bias in the article. The authors have no competing interests.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

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