Myocardial Fibrosis in Heart Failure: Anti-Fibrotic Therapies and the Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Drug Trials

Abstract All heart muscle diseases that cause chronic heart failure finally converge into one dreaded pathological process that is myocardial fibrosis. Myocardial fibrosis predicts major adverse cardiovascular events and death, yet we are still missing the targeted therapies capable of halting and/o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew Webber, Stephen P. Jackson, James C. Moon, Gabriella Captur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2020-08-01
Series:Cardiology and Therapy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40119-020-00199-y