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Apical myocardial fibrosis burden identifies a high-risk phenotype and predicts cardiac mortality after LVAD implantation.
ESC heart failure - 5 May 2026
Demir İbrahim, Ecemiş Bilge, Zorba Ayşe, Barış Işık İkbal, Keskin Berhan, Cantürk Emir, Yıldız Yahya, Karaca İbrahim Oğuz, Erkanlı Korhan
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INTRODUCTION: Advanced heart failure is characterized by progressive myocardial remodelling, with fibrosis representing a final common pathway of chronic injury. We investigated whether quantitatively assessed apical myocardial fibrosis burden at the time of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is associated with overall and cause-specific mortality. METHODS: This single-centre retrospective cohort...
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