Korean J Radiol.  2016 Feb;17(1):171-172. 10.3348/kjr.2016.17.1.171.

RE: Relation of Late Gadolinium Enhancement to Increased Ventricular Wall Stress in Dilated Cardiomyopathy

• Alter P

• KMID: 2351178
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2016.17.1.171

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Ventricular wall stress; Late gadolinium enhancement; Wall stress index; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Heart failure

MeSH Terms

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology/*pathology
Endomyocardial Fibrosis/*radiography
Gadolinium
Heart Ventricles/*physiopathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/*physiopathology
Gadolinium

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