Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology: a comprehensive summary and update.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has been established as a valuable tool in clinical and scientific cardiology. This study summarizes the current evidence and role of CMR in the guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and is an update of a former guideline analysis.

Methods

Since the last guideline analysis performed in 2015, 28 new ESC guideline documents have been published. Twenty-seven ESC practice guidelines are currently in use. They were screened regarding CMR in the text, tables and figures. The main CMR-related sentences and recommendations were extracted.

Results

Nineteen of the 27 guidelines (70.4%) contain relevant text passages regarding CMR in the text and include 92 specific recommendations regarding the use of CMR. Seve

SUBMITTER: von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10364363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature