Characteristics and prognostic importance of myocardial fibrosis in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy assessed by contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 129-134

  Looi, Jen Li ^a   Edwards, Colin ^a   Armstrong, Guy P ^a   Scott, Anthony ^a   Patel, Hitesh ^a   Hart, Hamish ^a   Christiansen, Jonathan P ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

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Indexed keywords

GADODIAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTRAST ENHANCED CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 78650750572     PISSN: 11795468     EISSN: 11795468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CMC.S5900     Document Type: Article

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