Assessment of Myocardial Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance: Modalities and Clinical Applications.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a primary myocardial disease caused by mutations in sarcomeric contractile proteins, characterized by cardiomyocytes disarray, interstitial fibrosis, increased arteriolar wall thickness and scarring. Fibrosis could represent a substrate for the generation of mali...
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| Language: | English |
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Barcaray International
2016-01-01
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| Series: | International Cardiovascular Forum Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/253/Contaldi%20253%20pp3-9.pdf |