Implementation of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in everyday cardiology practice
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) plays an established role in the assessment of cardiac patients. In this document, the aim is to demonstrate and clarify the role of CMR in the clinical management of heart disease for general cardiologists in everyday clinical practice. This document will cover the clinical indications, prognostic values, and limitations of CMR in the diagnosis and follow-up of heart disease, including ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, aortopathies, cardiac masses, pericardial conditions, and adult congenital heart disease. This document also provides a basic understanding of the use of different CMR sequences and how cardiac function is assessed. With the increasing number of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices, a brief understanding and advice on the use of CMR in this growing patient population who may need a scan during their lifetime is discussed. This document outlines the clinical applications of CMR and its use in everyday clinical practice for cardiologists who are not experts in CMR.
Authors
- Filipa Xavier Valente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-3292)
- Giovanni Benfari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5660-6162)
- Marc Ferrini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2595-2433)
- Stefano Nistri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4723-6646)
- G. Pontone
- Sarah Moharem-Elgamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8007-0476)
- Anna Baritussio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6900-6705)
- Fabrizio Ricci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9692-6616)
- José F Rodríguez Palomares
- Ruxandra Christodorescu
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Lund University (SE)
- University of Milan (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
- Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara (RO)
- Centro Cardiologico Monzino (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona (IT)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Azienda Ospedale - Università Padova (IT)
- Ospedale SS. Annunziata (IT)
- Centre Hospitalier Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc (FR)
- International Renal Research Institute of Vicenza (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2026-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag678
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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