Hybrid CMR- and FDG-PET-Imaging Gives New Insights Into the Relationship of Myocardial Metabolic Activity and Fibrosis in Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Hybrid CMR- and FDG-PET-Imaging Gives New Insights Into the Relationship of Myocardial Metabolic Activity and Fibrosis in Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy

BackgroundCardiac involvement in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is an important predictor of mortality. The cardiac phenotype of BMD patients is characterized by slowly progressive myocardial fibrosis that starts in the left ventricular (LV) free wall segments and extends into the sep...

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Main Authors: Volker Vehof, Florian Büther, Anca Florian, Stefanos Drakos, Bishwas Chamling, Peter Kies, Lars Stegger, Ali Yilmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
CMR
PET
FDG
LGE
muscular dystrophy
cardiomyopathy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.793972/full

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