2024/08/19 by Annamaria Del Franco, Roberta Ruggieri, Maurizio Pieroni +10 · 1 voice
Medicine · #Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies #Viral Infections and Immunology Research #Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
paper · doi:10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101214
openalex publication_date 2024/08/19 · openalex created_date 2024/08/20 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Most acquired and inherited cardiomyopathies are characterized by regional left ventricular involvement and nonischemic myocardial scars, often with a disease-specific pattern. Irrespective of the etiology and pathophysiological mechanisms, myocardial disorders are invariably associated with cardiac fibrosis, which contributes to dysfunction and electrical instability. Accordingly, cardiac magnetic resonance plays a central role in the diagnostic work-up and prognostic risk stratification of cardiomyopathies, particularly with the increasing correlation between genetic background and specific disease phenotype. Starting from pattern and distribution of myocardial fibrosis at cardiac magnetic resonance, we provide a practical regional atlas of nonischemic myocardial scar to guide the diagnostic approach to nonischemic cardiomyopathies.