[HTML][HTML] Current understanding of fibrosis in genetic cardiomyopathies

TR Eijgenraam, HHW Silljé, RA de Boer - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Myocardial fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins, including
collagens, in the heart. In cardiomyopathies, the formation of interstitial fibrosis and/or …

Imaging focal and interstitial fibrosis with cardiovascular magnetic resonance in athletes with left ventricular hypertrophy: implications for sporting participation

DF Waterhouse, TF Ismail, SK Prasad… - British journal of sports …, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
Long-term high-intensity physical activity is associated with morphological changes, termed
as the 'athlete9s heart'. The differentiation of physiological cardiac adaptive changes in …

Myocardial fibrosis in isolated left ventricular non‐compaction and its relation to disease severity

G Nucifora, GD Aquaro, A Pingitore… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and extent of myocardial
fibrosis in patients with isolated left ventricular non‐compaction (LVNC) and to determine its …

[HTML][HTML] Varied distributions of late gadolinium enhancement found among patients meeting cardiovascular magnetic resonance criteria for isolated left ventricular non …

J Wan, S Zhao, H Cheng, M Lu, S Jiang, G Yin… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) is identified frequently in LVNC. However,
the features of this findings are limited. The purpose of the present study was to describe the …

Characterization of compacted myocardial abnormalities by cardiac magnetic resonance with native T1 mapping in left ventricular non-compaction patients–a …

H Zhou, X Lin, L Fang, X Zhao, H Ding, W Chen… - Circulation …, 2016 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Native T1 mapping is an emerging cardiac magnetic resonance technique for
quantitative evaluation of cardiomyopathies. This study aimed to investigate the usefulness …

[PDF][PDF] Circulating microRNAs as biomarkers for myocardial fibrosis in patients with left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy

ZM Szemraj-Rogucka, J Szemraj, K Masiarek… - Archives of Medical …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Results The LGE was present in 9 of the 13 (69.2%) LVNC patients, and most often located
in the ventricular septum. Compared with LGE-negative patients, LGE-positive patients had …

Hypertrabeculated left ventricular myocardium in relationship to myocardial function and fibrosis: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

N Kawel-Boehm, RL McClelland, F Zemrak, G Captur… - Radiology, 2017 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine if excess greater left ventricle (LV) trabeculation is associated with
decreased average regional myocardial function, diffuse fibrosis, or both. Materials and …

Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: Recent advances

J Cuevas, R Ptaszynski, H Cigarrán… - Kardiologia Polska …, 2022 - journals.viamedica.pl
From its initial description to the present day, left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy
has been the subject of numerous studies and publications. In question as a real …

[HTML][HTML] Left ventricular noncompaction in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

CJ Statile, MD Taylor, W Mazur, LH Cripe… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) describes deep trabeculations in the left
ventricular (LV) endocardium and a thinned epicardium. LVNC is seen both as a primary …

Neuromuscular comorbidity, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation as prognostic factors in left ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction

C Stöllberger, G Blazek, M Gessner, K Bichler… - Herz, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background There is some controversy concerning the prognosis of patients with left
ventricular hypertrabeculation/noncompaction (LVHT). LVHT is frequently associated with …