Cardiac Magnetic Resonance—Detected Acute Myocardial Edema as Predictor of Favourable Prognosis: A Comprehensive Review

Giulio Sinigiani; Laura De Michieli; Giorgio De Conti; Fabrizio Ricci; Manuel De Lazzari; Federico Migliore; Martina Perazzolo Marra; Alessandro Zorzi; Domenico Corrado; Alberto Cipriani

doi:10.3390/jcdd10080319

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease (Jul 2023)

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance—Detected Acute Myocardial Edema as Predictor of Favourable Prognosis: A Comprehensive Review

Giulio Sinigiani,
Laura De Michieli,
Giorgio De Conti,
Fabrizio Ricci,
Manuel De Lazzari,
Federico Migliore,
Martina Perazzolo Marra,
Alessandro Zorzi,
Domenico Corrado,
Alberto Cipriani

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Giulio Sinigiani: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Laura De Michieli: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Giorgio De Conti: Radiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Institute of Radiology, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Fabrizio Ricci: Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy
Manuel De Lazzari: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Federico Migliore: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Martina Perazzolo Marra: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Alessandro Zorzi: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Domenico Corrado: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy
Alberto Cipriani: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd10080319
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 8
p. 319

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Acute myocardial edema (AME) is increased water content in the myocardium and represents the first and transient pathophysiological response to an acute myocardial injury. In-vivo and non-invasive evaluation is feasible with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), which is a powerful imaging technique capable of tissue characterization. In the clinical setting, early demonstration of AME has a recognized diagnostic value for acute coronary syndromes and acute myocarditis, although its prognostic value is not well established. This article provides a comprehensive narrative review on the clinical meaning of AME in heart diseases. In particular, the available evidence of a possible favourable prognostic value in several clinical scenarios is addressed.

Published in Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

ISSN: 2308-3425 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcdd

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