Relation between myocardial edema and myocardial mass during the acute and convalescent phase of myocarditis – a CMR study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Myocardial edema is a substantial feature of the inflammatory response in human myocarditis. The relation between myocardial edema and myocardial mass in the course of healing myocarditis has not been systematically investigated. We...

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Main Authors: Dietz Rainer, Rudolph André, Abdel-Aty Hassan, Wassmuth Ralf, Zagrosek Anja, Schulz-Menger Jeanette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Online Access:http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/10/1/19