Biventricular Impairment and Ventricular Interdependence in Patients With Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: Insights Through Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Jin Wang,
Zhi‐Gang Yang,
Han Fang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundAlcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) can lead to progressive cardiac dysfunction and heart failure, but little is known about biventricular impairment and ventricular interdependence (VI) in ACM patients.PurposeTo use cardiac MRI to investigate biventricular impairment and VI in ACM patients.Study TypeRetrospective.PopulationForty‐one male patients with ACM and 45 sex‐ and age‐matched controls.Field Strength/Sequence3.0 T/balanced steady‐state free precession sequence, inversion recovery prepared echo‐plan… Show more
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