Association between left ventricular mechanics and diffuse myocardial fibrosis in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: a cross-sectional study.
Christopher M HaggertyJonathan D SueverArichanah PulenthiranAbba Mejia-SpiegelerGregory J WehnerLinyuan JingRichard J CharnigoBrandon K FornwaltMark A FogelPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2017)
We observed several moderate associations between measures of fibrosis and impaired mechanics, particularly the LV dyssynchrony index and peak radial strain. Diffuse fibrosis may therefore be a causal factor in some ventricular dysfunction in TOF.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- low grade
- mass spectrometry
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial
- liver fibrosis
- physical activity
- oxidative stress
- risk factors
- high intensity
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention