The use of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) for adult congenital heart disease patients: qualitative comparative review

摘要

Grown-up congenital heart diseases (GUCH) are a new field in cardiology due to historically high childhood mortality rates. Compared with 60 years ago, pre-adulthood mortality rates have dropped from 90% to 10%. Once they become an adult, patients with GUCH need follow-up and monitoring of their conditions. Many of them need lifelong monitoring, and thus the need for a reliable imaging modality emerges.