Prevalence and Correlates of Myocardial Scar in a US Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Myocardial scarring leads to cardiac dysfunction and poor prognosis. The prevalence of and factors associated with unrecognized myocardial infarction and scar have not been previously defined using contemporary methods in a multiethnic US population.

Objective

To determine prevalence of and factors associated with myocardial scar in middle- and older-aged individuals in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study is a population-based cohort in the United States. Participants were aged 45 through 84 years and free of clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) at baseline in 2000-2002. In the 10th year examination (2010-2012), 1840 participants underwent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging with

SUBMITTER: Turkbey EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4774246 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature