Diffuse interstitial fibrosis in well-controlled hypertension
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Methods ECV measurement was by EQ-CMR. The T1 mapping sequence was ShMOLLI. The contrast agent was Gadoterate meglumine (Dotarem) at 0.1mmol/Kg (bolus) plus infusion at 15 minutes at 0.0011 mmol/kg/min. CMR was at 1.5T (Siemens Avanto). ECV was measured in 43 well-controlled hypertensive patients from a specialist tertiary centre (median age 56, range 21 to 78, 55% male) and 50 healthy volunteers (median age 47, range 28 to 69, 58% male). ECV was calculated by ECV = (1-hematocrit) x (1/T1) myo ÷ (1/T1)blood.
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