Abstract
Characterisation of sub-clinical primary myocardial disease in systemic sclerosis - preliminary findings from a cardiac magnetic resonance study
Highlights
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic disease characterised by systemic inflammation, vasculopathy and fibrosis
Native and 15 minute post final contrast T1 maps were generated from mid-LV short axis using a modified 3,3,5 LookLocker inversion sequence to calculate extra-cellular volume (ECV) fraction
A non-significant trend for a higher ECV was noted in lcSSc subtype
Summary
Bara Erhayiem1*, Lesley-Anne Bissell, Adam K McDiarmid, Ananth Kidambi, David P Ripley, John P Greenwood, Steven Sourbron, Francesco Del Galdo, Paul Emery, Jacqueline Andrews, Maya Buch, Sven Plein. From 17th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions New Orleans, LA, USA. From 17th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions New Orleans, LA, USA. 16-19 January 2014
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