Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Background: Magnetic resonance is a physical property of a nucleus that has an odd number of protons or neutrons. The most abundant such nucleus in the body is the hydrogen proton. Magnetic Resonance is a technique that takes images of the heart in motion throughout the cardiac cycle and displays the heart’s motion in a cine loop. Methodology: A systematic review was carried out through various databases from January 2013 to September 2022; The search and selection of articles was carried out in indexed journals in English. Key words were used: Magnetic Resonance, Cardiomyopathies, Indications, Prognosis. Results: One of the main research tools that present greater clinical application in a safe and complete way is magnetic resonance imaging. It has important applications in acute myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, among other heart diseases. Conclusions: This review offers up-to-date and detailed information on the main indications and contraindications of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance as well as its important applications in heart failure, one of the most frequent cardiovascular pathologies and among other cardiomyopathies.