Diabetes and Myocardial Fibrosis: Is CMR the Force Leading to the Rise of "Scar Wars"?

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 May;15(5):809-811. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.01.015. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Authors

Kim A Connelly¹, Bradley Sarak²

Affiliations

¹ Keenan Research Center for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: kim.connelly@unityhealth.to.
² Stephenson Cardiac Imaging Centre, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 35512953
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.01.015

No abstract available

Keywords: T1 mapping; cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR); diabetes mellitus; extracellular volume (ECV); myocardial fibrosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Cardiomyopathies* / pathology
Cicatrix / diagnostic imaging
Cicatrix / etiology
Cicatrix / pathology
Contrast Media
Diabetes Mellitus*
Fibrosis
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
Myocardium / pathology
Predictive Value of Tests

Substances

Contrast Media