Late gadolinium enhancement: Precursor to cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Puchalski, Michael D ^a   Williams, Richard V ^a   Askovich, Bojana ^a   Sower, C Todd ^a   Hor, Kan H ^b   Su, Jason T ^a   Pack, Nathan ^c   Dibella, Edward ^c   Gottliebson, William M ^b  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56949095053     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9352-y     Document Type: Article

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