Myocardial fibrosis in left ventricular non-compaction: Is late gadolinium enhancement indeed indicative of fibrosis?

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 577-578

  Alter, Peter ^a   Rupp, Heinz ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; GADOLINIUM;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FIBROSIS; GADOLINIUM; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF THE VENTRICULAR MYOCARDIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MYOCARDIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955376509     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr033     Document Type: Letter

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