Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance of Myocardial Fibrosis, Edema, and Infiltrates in Heart Failure.

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Department of Cardiology, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK; Bristol Medical School, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; Bristol National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Centre University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK. Electronic address:

Published: January 2021

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is a unique imaging modality, which provides accurate noninvasive tissue characterization. Various CMR sequences can be utilized to identify and quantify patterns of myocardial edema, fibrosis, and infiltrates, which are important determinants for diagnosis and prognostication of heart failure. This article describes available methods of tissue characterization imaging applied in CMR. The presence and patterns of abnormal tissue characterization are related to common etiologies of heart failure and the techniques employed to demonstrate this. CMR provides the opportunity to identify the etiology of heart failure based on the recognition of different patterns of myocardial abnormalities.

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