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SUBMITTER: Wang W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5177909 | biostudies-other | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Wang Wenyao W Guan Haixia H Fang Wei W Zhang Kuo K Gerdes A Martin AM Iervasi Giorgio G Tang Yi-Da YD
Scientific reports 20161222
Thyroid dysfunction is associated with poor prognosis in heart failure, but theories of mechanisms are mainly based on animal experiments, not on human level. We aimed to explore the relation between thyroid function and myocardial injuries in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET). Myocardial fibrosis was detected by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI, a ...[more]