Is Myocardial Fibrosis the Missing Link Between Prematurity, Cardiac Remodeling, and Long-Term Cardiovascular Outcomes?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 17;78(7):693-695. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.052.

Authors

Tal Geva¹, Emily M Bucholz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: tal.geva@cardio.chboston.org.
² Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/embucholz.

PMID: 34384551
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.052

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac remodeling; diastolic function; diffuse fibrosis; extracellular matrix; myocardial fibrosis; prematurity; preterm birth.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies*
Fibrosis
Heart
Humans
Ventricular Remodeling*

Grants and funding

T32 HL007572/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States