Abstract

Background Accumulation of diffuse interstitial myocardial fibrosis in severe aortic stenosis relates to left ventricular (LV) functional impairment and determines the postoperative outcome in these patients. T1 mapping has been proposed for non-invasive quantification of diffuse interstitial fibrosis. We examined associations between T1 values and collagen volume fraction from endomyocardial biopsies from patients with severe aortic stenosis. We compared whether these relationships differ with respect to the post-processing approach.

Highlights

  • Accumulation of diffuse interstitial myocardial fibrosis in severe aortic stenosis relates to left ventricular (LV) functional impairment and determines the postoperative outcome in these patients

  • T1 values showed significantly stronger association with collagen volume fraction (CVF) when sampled by septal ROI

  • Our results inform on the ability of myocardial T1 indices to relate to the underlying interstitial myocardial fibrosis with respect to the post-processing approach

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Summary

Introduction

Accumulation of diffuse interstitial myocardial fibrosis in severe aortic stenosis relates to left ventricular (LV) functional impairment and determines the postoperative outcome in these patients. T1 mapping has been proposed for non-invasive quantification of diffuse interstitial fibrosis. We examined associations between T1 values and collagen volume fraction from endomyocardial biopsies from patients with severe aortic stenosis. We compared whether these relationships differ with respect to the post-processing approach

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