Extensive myocardial fibrosis in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia without traditional high-risk features

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-350

  Bongioanni, Sergio ^a   Spirito, Paolo ^b   Masi, Andrea Sibona ^a   Chiribiri, Amedeo ^c   Bonamini, Rodolfo ^c   Conte, Maria Rosa ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 75949129957     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.108.824839     Document Type: Article

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