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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients referred for premature ventricular contractions: identifying patients most likely to benefit

  • By

  • Amélie Gomez

  • Mesut Gun

  • Akli Otmani

  • Laurent Leborgne

  • Christophe Tribouilloy

  • Emmanuelle Vermes

  • July 1, 2026

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    Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging detected structural abnormalities in 46% of patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs).

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    The main predictors of structural abnormalities included age, male sex, diabetes, smoking, known cardiomyopathy, and pleomorphic PVCs.

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    Young, nondiabetic patients with normal echocardiography and monomorphic PVCs that decreased with effort had normal CMR findings.

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    CMR is a valuable tool for evaluating PVCs, particularly when initial assessments do not exclude underlying structural heart disease.

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    The study included 200 consecutive patients referred for CMR due to PVCs, assessing the ability of CMR to reveal previously undetected abnormalities.

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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients referred for premature ventricular contractions: identifying patients most likely to benefit

  • by Amélie Gomez, Mesut Gun, Akli Otmani, Laurent Leborgne, Christophe Tribouilloy, Emmanuelle Vermes

  • July 1, 2026

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