J Cardiol 2022 Mar 1. Epub 2022 Mar 1.
Department of Cardiology and Nephrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 5148507, Japan.
Alteration in myocardial tissue, such as myocardial fibrosis, edema, inflammation, or accumulation with amyloid, lipids, or iron, has an important role in the cardiac remodeling that leads to diastolic and/or systolic dysfunction and the development of chronic heart failure, increasing the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Thus, the early detection of changes at myocardial tissue level has great diagnostic and prognostic potential. The gold standard technique to assess these myocardial alterations is endomyocardial biopsy. Read More