T1 mapping for diffuse myocardial fibrosis: a key biomarker in cardiac disease?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Oct 1;62(14):1288-1289. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.077. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Authors

James C Moon¹, Thomas A Treibel², Erik B Schelbert³

Affiliations

¹ The Heart Hospital, London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: james.moon@uclh.nhs.uk.
² The Heart Hospital, London, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

PMID: 23871882
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.077

No abstract available

Keywords: T(1) mapping; aging; magnetic resonance imaging; myocardial fibrosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Aging / pathology*
Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
Contrast Media*
Ethnicity*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Male
Myocardium / pathology*

Substances

Contrast Media

Grants and funding

DRF-2013-06-102/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom