Scar architecture as a structural biomarker of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a cardiac magnetic resonance study
Scar composition and its organization in BZ channels provides strong, independent prognostic value for VT/VF in HCM, improving existing clinical risk stratification tools.
Authors
- Pietro Francia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-7764)
- Andrea Saglietto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-1507)
- Beatrice Musumeci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4872-7981)
- Camillo Autore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6542-7342)
- Maria Alessandra Schiavo
- Jose T. Ortiz‐Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8043-6055)
- Cristina Panico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9198-3676)
- Giulio Falasconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-9911)
- David Soto‐Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-6260)
- Raffaello Ditaranto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7025-0679)
- Matteo Sclafani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9209-0899)
- Diego Penela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7221-4829)
- Julio Martí‐Almor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9927-1190)
- Guido Del Monaco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-5352)
- Giacomo Tini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8520-152X)
- Rita Amador (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6322-733X)
- Paula Franco-Ocaña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6157-058X)
- Elena Biagini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0295-0440)
- Pedro Freitas
- Antonio Berruezo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-383X)
- Serena Maria Carli
Institutions
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University (IT)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Harefield Hospital (GB)
- San Raffaele University of Rome (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Hospital Quirón Teknon (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Azienda USL di Bologna (IT)
- Hospital de Santa Cruz (PT)
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental (PT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- ERN GUARD-Heart (NL)
- Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2025-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf297
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39