Differentiation between active myocarditis and dilative cardiomyopathy in new-onset systolic heart failure: Potential role of T1 and T2 mapping cardiovascular magnetic resonance
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Background There is an overlapping phenotype in patients with newonset systolic heart failure due to myocarditis and dilative cardiomyopathy (DCM). Differentiation between both etiologies has important therapeutic and prognostic implications and is currently based on endomyocardial biopsy (EMB). In contrast, current cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) techniques are of limited value in these patients with predominantly diffuse myocardial injury. This study evaluated the performance of quantitative T1and T2-mapping CMR to differentiate between active myocarditis and DCM in patients with new-onset systolic heart failure.
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