Characteristics and Prognostic Importance of Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Zendy

JenLi Looi | Zendy; C. Edwards | Zendy; Guy Armstrong | Zendy; Anthony Scott | Zendy; Hitesh Patel | Zendy; Hamish Hart | Zendy; J. Christiansen | Zendy

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Characteristics and Prognostic Importance of Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Author(s) -

JenLi Looi,

C. Edwards,

Guy Armstrong,

Anthony Scott,

Hitesh Patel,

Hamish Hart,

J. Christiansen

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 21

ISSN - 1179-5468

DOI - 10.4137/cmc.s5900

Subject(s) - mace , medicine , cardiology , myocardial fibrosis , dilated cardiomyopathy , fibrosis , myocardial infarction , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac fibrosis , cardiac magnetic resonance , heart failure , radiology , percutaneous coronary intervention

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Contrast-enhanced cardiac MRI (CE-CMR) can detect potentially prognostic myocardial fibrosis in DCM. We investigated the role of CE-CMR in New Zealand patients with DCM, both Maori and non-Maori, including the characteristics and prognostic importance of fibrosis.

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