Myocardial fibrosis is the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins, including
collagens, in the heart. In cardiomyopathies, the formation of interstitial fibrosis and/or …

Myocardial fibrosis is common in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and has
been associated with arrhythmias, decreased functional status, and adverse ventricular …

Diffuse myocardial fibrosis resulting from the excessive deposition of collagen fibres through
the entire myocardium is encountered in a number of chronic cardiac diseases. This lesion …

Myocardial fibrosis refers to a variety of quantitative and qualitative changes in the interstitial
myocardial collagen network that occur in response to cardiac ischaemic insults, systemic …

Myocardial fibrosis is recognized as the pathologic entity of extracellular matrix remodeling.
Diffuse, reactive fibrosis is being increasingly recognized in a variety of conditions despite …

Myocardial fibrosis, the expansion of the cardiac interstitium through deposition of
extracellular matrix proteins, is a common pathophysiologic companion of many different …

Cardiac fibrosis is a common phenomenon in different types of heart diseases, such as
ischemic heart disease, inherited cardiomyopathy mutations, diabetes, and ageing and is …

Cardiomyopathies, familial or sporadic, have become recognized as one of the leading
cardiac threats. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) affects 0.2% of the population and is …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis contributes to left ventricular dysfunction leading to the
development of heart failure. Basic research has provided abundant evidence for the …

The current era has seen major advances in myocardial imaging. We are now able to
assess cardiac anatomy, function, tissue composition and disease activity across a wide …