Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common phenomenon in the late stages of diverse cardiac
diseases and is a predictive factor for sudden cardiac death. Myocardial fibrosis detected by …

Abstract Purpose of Review Given that the life expectancy and the burden of hypertension
are projected to increase over the next decade, hypertensive heart disease (HHD) may be …

Background Troponin elevation is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but
underlying aetiologies are ill-defined. We used multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic …

Background: Although small elevations of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) are
associated with incident heart failure (HF) in the general population, the underlying …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis is part of the advanced disease stage of most cardiovascular
pathologies. It has been characterized histologically in various disease settings from …

Background Few data exist on the long-term risk prediction of elevated left ventricular (LV)
mass quantified by MRI for cardiovascular (CV) events in a contemporary, ethnically diverse …

Background Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) determines the extent of interstitial
fibrosis, measured by increased extracellular volume (ECV), and replacement fibrosis with …

Several previous studies suggested that prolonged and extensive physical activity might
lead to increased prevalence of myocardial fibrosis in athletes. The review summarizes …

Abstract Background Lipoprotein (a)(Lp [a]) has been identified as an emerging risk factor
for adverse cardiovascular (CV) outcomes, including heart failure. However, the connections …

Background Intensive endurance exercise may induce a broad spectrum of right ventricular
(RV) adaptation/remodelling patterns. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) has also been …