On fibrosis, prognosis, and the unique role of CMR: a paradigm shift from "bright is dead" to "bright is bad"

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jul 15;64(2):155-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.036.

Authors

Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci¹, Clerio F Azevedo²

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Research Unit, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; CMR Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: c.bucciarelli-ducci@bristol.ac.uk.
² Department of Cardiovascular MRI and CT, Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 25011719
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.036

No abstract available

Keywords: aortic stenosis; cardiac MRI; prognosis.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*
Cardiac Catheterization*
Female
Gadolinium DTPA*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Male

Substances

Gadolinium DTPA