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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance demonstration of the spectrum of morphological phenotypes and patterns of myocardial scarring in Anderson-Fabry disease.
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - 31 Mar 2016
Deva Djeven Parameshvara, Hanneman Kate, Li Qin, Ng Ming Yen, Wasim Syed, Morel Chantal, Iwanochko Robert M, Thavendiranathan Paaladinesh, Crean Andrew Michael
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BACKGROUND: Although it is known that Anderson-Fabry Disease (AFD) can mimic the morphologic manifestations of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) on echocardiography, there is a lack of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) literature on this. There is limited information in the published literature on the distribution of myocardial fibrosis in patients with AFD, with scar reported principally in the basal...
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