SCMR Newsletter - December 2016

December 2016

Don't Forget to Renew Your Membership!

SCMR MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL

Thank you to everyone who has elected to renew their membership for another year! SCMR is committed to adding new resources and benefits to aid you in your career.

This year we held a raffle for all members who renewed before December 1st and we're excited to announce this year's winner is Majd Ibrahim, currently in the fellowship program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. When asked why he renewed, Majd stated, "

I joined SCMR during my second year of cardiology fellowship after it was recommended by a mentor. I quickly realized the tremendous value of being a member. Throughout my membership, I was able to access online training courses, high quality lectures, CME, case challenges, and network with members in the field. Overall, being a member is an invaluable asset to help advance my knowledge in cardiovascular MRI."

Congratulations to Majd. There is still time to renew your dues for 2017 before you begin to lose out on the valuable benefits.

SCMR KEY DATE REMINDERS

Please be aware of the upcoming deadlines and key dates:

Annual Scientific Sessions Hotel Reservation - January 4th

Best Image Contest - January 16th

Call for Volunteers - January 16th

LATEST CMR NEWS

Myocardial Fibrosis Progression in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy

A randomized clinical trial conducted in 2 centers included 76 male patients with DMD or BMD undergoing 2 CMR studies with a 2-year interval for ventricular function and MF assessment. In a non-intent-to-treat trial, 42 patients with MF and normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were randomized (1:1) to receive or not receive ACE inhibitor therapy. The study was conducted from June 26, 2009, to June 30, 2012. Data analysis was performed from June 30, 2013, to October 3, 2016. Read Full Article >>

Prognostic Value of LGE-CMR IN HCMA Meta-Analysis

The aims of this study included performing a meta-analysis of the predictive value of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for adverse events and death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). CMR with LGE can identify areas of myocardial fibrosis; however, controversies remain regarding the independent prognostic importance of LGE-CMR in HCM. Read Full Article >>

Objective Criteria for Septal Fibrosis in Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Expert subjective reporting of mid-wall septal fibrosis on late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images has been shown to predict major cardiovascular outcomes in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM). This study aims to establish objective criteria for non-experts to report clinically relevant septal fibrosis and compare its performance by such readers versus experts for the prediction of cardiovascular events. Read Full Article >>

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