Special Issue: Imaging the InterstitiumOriginal ResearchRelationship Between Focal and Diffuse Fibrosis Assessed by CMR and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
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cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
diffuse fibrosis
focal fibrosis
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
left ventricular diastolic dysfunction
prognosis
Abbreviations and Acronyms
BNP
B-type natriuretic peptide
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
ECV
extracellular volume
iECV
indexed extracellular volume
HFpEF
heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
LAVImax
maximal left atrial volume indexed
LGE
late gadolinium enhancement
LV
left ventricle
RV
right ventricle
MI
myocardial infarction
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Supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Comprehensive Local Research Network. Dr. McCann is supported by British Heart Foundation, Medical Research Council, and NIHR Career Development fellowship 2014-07-045. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
© 2019 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier.