Systematic Quantification of Histological Ventricular Fibrosis in Isolated Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sudden Cardiac Death.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.12.021
Abstract: BACKGROUND Cardiac fibrosis in mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is implicated in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD), however, the pattern remains poorly characterized. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to systematically quantify left and right ventricular… read more here.
Keywords: fibrosis; imvp scd; scd; ventricular fibrosis ... See more keywords
Myocardial fibrosis predicts ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2017.01.011
Abstract: Myocardial fibrosis is a common pattern in the setting of different heart diseases, and promotes ventricular tachyarrhythmias by creating a vulnerable substrate for reentrant activity and by favoring the emergence of triggers. Currently, late gadolinium… read more here.
Keywords: ventricular tachyarrhythmias; fibrosis predicts; fibrosis; myocardial fibrosis ... See more keywords
Association of electrocardiographic spatial heterogeneity of repolarization and spatial heterogeneity of atrial depolarization with left ventricular fibrosis
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DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac273
Abstract: Abstract Aims To evaluate the relationship between spatial heterogeneity of electrocardiographic repolarization and spatial heterogeneity of atrial depolarization with arrhythmic substrate represented by left ventricular fibrosis. Methods and results We assessed the associations of T-… read more here.
Keywords: heterogeneity; spatial heterogeneity; ventricular fibrosis; fibrosis ... See more keywords
Right ventricular fibrosis is associated with cardiac remodelling after pulmonary valve replacement
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313961
Abstract: Objective The relationship between right ventricular (RV) fibrosis and right heart reverse remodelling following pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) has not been well studied in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). Our aims were to… read more here.
Keywords: heart; fibrosis; right ventricular; pulmonary valve ... See more keywords