Detection and Quantification of Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

• Published in: Revista española de cardiologia Vol. 60; no. 1; pp. 10 - 14
• Main Authors: Pujadas, Sandra, Carreras, Francesc, Arrastio, Xabier, Leta, Ruén, Vila, Montserrat, Subirana, M. Teresa, Bayés-Genís, Antoni, Pons-Lladó, Guillem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Spain Elsevier Espana 2007
• Subjects: Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic - pathology; Cardiorresonancia magnética; Contrast enhancement; Contrast Media - pharmacokinetics; Female; Fibrosis - diagnosis; Fibrosis - pathology; Fibrosis miocárdica; Humans; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Miocardiopatía hipertrófica; Myocardial fibrosis; Myocardium - pathology; Organometallic Compounds - pharmacokinetics; Realce tardío; Statistics, Nonparametric; DE; Myocardial fibrosis; LVM; HCM; Magnetic resonance imaging; Realce tardío; Miocardiopatía hipertrófica; MRI; Contrast enhancement; Cardiorresonancia magnética; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Fibrosis miocárdica

Severity of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy has been associated with the amount of myocardial fibrosis in autopsy studies. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance allows, by means of the delayed contrast-enhancement technique, an in vivo detection of focal myocardial fibrosis. Our aim was to study myocardial...