Right ventricular function in dilated cardiomyopathy: relation to location of focal myocardial fibrosis

نویسندگان

  • Mohamed A Abdelrazek
  • Florian Andre
  • Fabian aus dem Siepen
  • Maria Fernanda Braggion Santos
  • Evangelos Giannitsis
  • Hugo A Katus
  • Hassan Abdel-Aty
چکیده

Background Severe right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) is an important prognostic parameter in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The relationship between myocardial fibrosis of the left ventricle (LV) and particularly the septum and right ventricular (RV) function remains poorly understood. We sought to investigate this relationship in a large cohort of DCM patients using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR).

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دوره 15  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013