Association of Imaging Markers of Myocardial Fibrosis With Metabolic and Functional Disturbances in Early Diabetic Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Christine Jellis,
J. Wright,
Dominic Kennedy,
Julian W. Sacre,
Carly Jenkins,
Brian Haluska,
Jennifer Martin,
John D. Fenwick,
Thomas H. Marwick
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1942-0080
pISSN - 1941-9651
DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.111.963587
Subject(s) - diabetic cardiomyopathy , cardiomyopathy , medicine , myocardial fibrosis , cardiology , association (psychology) , fibrosis , heart failure , psychology , psychotherapist
Metabolic and vascular disturbances contribute to diabetic cardiomyopathy, but the role of interstitial fibrosis in early disease is unproven. We sought to assess the relationship between imaging markers of diffuse fibrosis and myocardial dysfunction and to link this to possible causes of early diabetic cardiomyopathy.
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