Myocardial extracellular volume quantified by magnetic resonance is increased in cirrhosis and related to poor outcome.
Signe WieseJens HoveSilje MoRajeshwar P MookerjeeClaus L PetersenMarianne K Vester-AndersenNaja D MygindJens P GoetzeAndreas KjaerFlemming BendtsenSøren MøllerPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
Myocardial ECV is increased in patients with cirrhosis and seems related to disease severity and transplant-free survival. These changes most likely reflect subclinical diffuse myocardial fibrosis and may represent a structural element of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.