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01-06-2015 | Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (E Nagel and V Puntmann, Section Editors)
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ventricular Remodelling
Authors:
Andris H. Ellims, Andrew J. Taylor
Published in:
Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports
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Issue 6/2015
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Abstract
Ventricular remodelling is characterised by changes in ventricular structure and/or function in response to haemodynamic load and/or cardiac injury. Several cardiovascular conditions, including ischaemic heart disease, inherited cardiomyopathies, systemic hypertension and valvular heart disease, may cause ventricular remodelling and, over time, progression to heart failure. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is increasingly utilised to provide gold standard assessments of ventricular structure and function, and also non-invasively evaluate myocardial fibrosis. An enhanced understanding of the mechanisms and natural history of ventricular remodelling by the application of CMR may facilitate therapies to halt or regress maladaptive ventricular remodelling responses.