Objectives Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a syndrome with
significant clinical heterogeneity. Myocardial fibrosis has been considered a common …

Background To investigate the difference of right ventricular (RV) structural and functional
alteration in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) with preserved left ventricular ejection …

Background Previous studies reported that there was right ventricular (RV) systolic
dysfunction in patients with hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of …

Objectives To analyze myocardial fibrosis in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients with no
late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) using T1 …

Objective In nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), liver fibrosis is the strongest predictor
of adverse outcomes. We sought to investigate the relationship between liver fibrosis and …

Objective This study aims to determine the effectiveness of T1ρ in detecting myocardial
fibrosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients by comparing with native T1 and …

Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common metabolic disease worldwide and a
major risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events, while the additive effects of DM on left …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that carries
increased risk of cardiovascular disease; however, the underlying pathophysiological …

Background Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is distinguished by left ventricle (LV) dilation
accompanied by systolic dysfunction. However, some studies suggested also a high …

Background The pathophysiology and subsequent myocardial dysfunction of heart failure
with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with comorbid obesity has not been extensively …