Segmental late gadolinium enhancement and gadolinium extracellular volume in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Background Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a common finding in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and its extent correlates with clinical parameters such as ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death. While LGE has been shown to reflect focal replacement fibrosis, recently optimized T1 mapping techniques have allowed for the quantification of extracellular volume (ECV), a measure of the diffuse interstitial fibrosis also observed in HCM. However, the relationship between LGE and ECV in HCM is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between LGE and ECV in patients with HCM.
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016