LEFT VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIAL DEFORMATION IN NON-ISCHEMIC IDIOPATHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY WITH VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA

Non-ischemic idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients with scar on Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) cardiac MR (CMR) are at higher risk of developing VT or VF. However, many patients with no scar on LGE still experience VT/VF. CMR feature tracking (CMR-FT) allows quantification of mechanics