Abstract: Background: Myocardial pathologies are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in patients worldwide. Ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies have become worldwide epidemic of the 21st century with an increasing impact on health care system. Cardiomyopathies are defined as a heterogenous group of myocardial diseases associated with mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction,which may be accompanied by hypertrophy or dilatation, having various causes, often genetic, in the abscence of hypertension, valvular disease, coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. Cardiac MRI allows accurate assessment of myocardial anatomy, function, perfusion, and.....
Keywords : Cardiac MRI, Cardiomyopathies, Late Gadolinium enhancement, Viability
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