Studies not in English, abstracts or session presentations Number of included studies: 13 Kim et al. () NHMRC Level I To discuss the evidence of Search period: Major cardiovascular events: CMR-derived myocardial Not reported all-cause mortality scar for the prediction of adverse cardiovascular USA AMSTAR: Databases searched: arrhythmia events outcomes in NICM 18% (2/11) Not reported Poor quality Inclusion criteria: Adult patients with NICM Studies evaluating the relationship of myocardial scar and (mostly DCM) outcomes in NICM Exclusion criteria: None reported Number of included studies: 15 Kuruvilla et NHMRC Level I To evaluate the prognostic Search period: Major cardiovascular events: al. () role of LGE-CMR imaging Search was conducted in August 2013. all-cause mortality in patients with NICM AMSTAR: Databases searched: hospitalisation for HF USA 55% (6/11) PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL and EMBASE composite endpoint of SCD, aborted SCD Adult patients with NICM Moderate quality or appropriate ICD therapy (mostly DCM) Inclusion criteria: Studies evaluating myocardial fibrosis in patients with NICM using LGE-CMR and inclusion of hard end points Exclusion criteria: Studies that evaluated ICM, acute myocarditis, and HCM and infiltrative CM (including cardiac amyloidosis), and abstracts Number of included studies: 9 Scott et al. NHMRC Level I To better gauge the Search period: Arrhythmic endpoints: predictive accuracy of
Studies not in English, abstracts or session presentations Number of included studies: 13 Kim et al. () USA NHMRC Level I AMSTAR: 18% (2/11) Poor quality To discuss the evidence of CMR-derived myocardial scar for the prediction of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in NICM Adult patients with NICM (mostly DCM) Search period: Not reported Databases searched: Not reported Inclusion criteria: Studies evaluating the relationship of myocardial scar and outcomes in NICM Exclusion criteria: None reported Number of included studies: 15 Major cardiovascular events: all-cause mortality arrhythmia events Kuruvilla et al. () USA NHMRC Level I AMSTAR: 55% (6/11) Moderate quality To evaluate the prognostic role of LGE-CMR imaging in patients with NICM Adult patients with NICM (mostly DCM) Search period: Search was conducted in August 2013. Databases searched: PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL and EMBASE Inclusion criteria: Studies evaluating myocardial fibrosis in patients with NICM using LGE-CMR and inclusion of hard end points Exclusion criteria: Studies that evaluated ICM, acute myocarditis, and HCM and infiltrative CM (including cardiac amyloidosis), and abstracts Number of included studies: 9 Major cardiovascular events: all-cause mortality hospitalisation for HF composite endpoint of SCD, aborted SCD or appropriate ICD therapy Scott et al. NHMRC Level I To better gauge the predictive accuracy of Search period: Arrhythmic endpoints:
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