Influence of extracellular volume fraction on peak exercise oxygen pulse following thoracic radiotherapy
Abstract Background Radiation-induced myocardial fibrosis increases heart failure (HF) risk and is associated with a restrictive cardiomyopathy phenotype. The myocardial extracellular volume fraction (ECVF) using contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) quantifies the extent of fibrosis wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-01-01
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Series: | Cardio-Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-021-00127-6 |