Late Gadolinium Enhancement and the Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death in NYHA Class I Patients with Non-Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Patients with NICM in NYHA class I are not necessarily at low risk of VA and SD. Actually, LGE+ NYHA class I patients have a high risk. NYHA class I patients with high-risk factors, such as LGE, could benefit from primary prevention ICD at least as much as those in NYHA class II-III with the same risk factors.