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Long-term prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in a cohort of patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

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    Jorge Rodríguez-Capitán
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    José Manuel García-Pinilla
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    Isabel Ruiz-Zamora
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    Eloy Rueda-Calle
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    Luis Morcillo-Hidalgo
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Published:September 29, 2014DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.110
Long-term prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in a cohort of patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy
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      The presence of late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), that enables quantification of myocardial fibrosis [
      • Assomull R.G.
      • Prasad S.K.
      • Lyne J.
      • et al.
      Cardiovascular magnetic resonance, fibrosis and prognosis in dilated cardiomyopathy.
      J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006; 48: 1977-1985
      ], is common in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDC). LGE has been related to adverse clinical outcomes in patients with NIDC, mainly in those with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy [
      • Assomull R.G.
      • Prasad S.K.
      • Lyne J.
      • et al.
      Cardiovascular magnetic resonance, fibrosis and prognosis in dilated cardiomyopathy.
      J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006; 48: 1977-1985
      ,
      • Gulati A.
      • Jabbour A.
      • Ismail T.F.
      • et al.
      Association of fibrosis with mortality and sudden cardiac death in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
      JAMA. 2013; 309: 896-908
      ]. This study pretends to assess the long-term prognostic significance of LGE in an unselected population of patients with NIDC. Every underlying possible cause was included.

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      Published online: September 29, 2014
      Accepted: September 20, 2014
      Received: September 8, 2014

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.110

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