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Cardiac CT
- CAC score for primary prevention risk stratification (intermediate ASCVD risk)
- CCTA: high NPV; first-line for low-intermediate chest pain (ESC 2024)
Cardiac MRI
- Gold standard tissue characterization
- LGE patterns:
- Subendocardial CAD distribution = infarction
- Mid-wall septal = DCM
- Patchy mid-wall = sarcoidosis
- Epicardial = myocarditis
- Subendocardial circumferential = amyloidosis
- Septal junction = HCM
- Sub-tricuspid free wall = ARVC
- T1 / T2 mapping + ECV: quantitative tissue characterization
- Viability: LGE > 50% = non-viable
- Cardiomyopathy workup + myocarditis + cardiac masses
Nuclear Cardiology
- SPECT MPI: reversible (ischemia) vs fixed (scar) defects
- PET: higher resolution + CFR
- FDG-PET: cardiac sarcoidosis (active inflammation)
- PYP / HMDP: ATTR amyloidosis (+ negative FLC â non-invasive diagnosis)
- FDG mismatch with perfusion: hibernating myocardium
Multimodality Approach
- Chest pain (2024 ESC): CCTA first-line low-intermediate; stress imaging higher; coronary angiography highest risk
- Cardiomyopathy: CMR + PET (sarcoid) + PYP (amyloid)
- Aortic disease: CTA gold standard
- PE: CTPA
- Pericardial / cardiac mass: CMR
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- Intermediate ASCVD risk + statin decision: CAC score very useful
- Suspected HCM + cardiomyopathy: cardiac MRI essential
- HFpEF + low voltage ECG + LVH echo: amyloidosis workup (CMR + PYP scan + FLC)
- Cardiac sarcoidosis: FDG-PET for active inflammation; CMR for fibrosis
- Chest pain low-intermediate risk: 2024 ESC CCTA first-line