Why the study?
There has been major interest in imaging myocardial fibrosis with CMR because its pattern offers diagnostic utility and its association with ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmias provides prognostic information.
This review highlights the pathophysiology of myocardial fibrosis and the clinical utility of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for its non-invasive detection, diagnosis, and prognostication.
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Supports integrating CMR for fibrosis assessment now; leaves open prospective validation of standardized protocols and outcomes.
Bing et al. (2019) studied this question.
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