Purpose: To prospectively evaluate, by using positron emission tomography (PET) and
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the interrelationships between regional myocardial …

Myocardial fibrosis, progressive over-accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM)
components in cardiac muscle, defined as a key component of heart failure and since then …

Background—We conducted a prospective longitudinal study to investigate the yet unknown
clinical significance of myocardial fibrosis in patients with non–ischemic cardiomyopathy …

Aims In nonischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NICM), replacement myocardial fibrosis as
detected by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) at cardiovascular magnetic resonance …

Background and purpose Dilated non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is associated with
an increased risk of cardiac events. Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) is …

Aim. The present study aims to provide a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate
the prognostic role of assessing the severity of myocardial fibrosis using delayed contrast …

Background: Prognostic value of myocardial fibrosis in patients with non-ischemic idiopathic
cardiomyopathy (NICM) is not well-defined. We sought to assess the association of focal and …

Background: Myocardial fibrosis is known to be present in dilated cardiomyopathy and it
predicts the occurrence of sudden death and congestive heart failure. Late gadolinium …

Background Myocardial fibrosis and abnormalities of the microcirculation are features of non-
ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and may contribute to adverse remodeling …

Background Heart failure-(HF) and arrhythmia-related complications are the main causes of
morbidity and mortality in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) …