High Sensitivity of Late Gadolinium Enhancement for Predicting Microscopic Myocardial Scarring in Biopsied Specimens in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Tetsuo Konno; Kenshi Hayashi; Noboru Fujino; Yoji Nagata; Akihiko Hodatsu; Eiichi Masuta; Kenji Sakata; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Masa-aki Kawashiri; Masakazu Yamagishi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101465

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High Sensitivity of Late Gadolinium Enhancement for Predicting Microscopic Myocardial Scarring in Biopsied Specimens in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Tetsuo Konno ,

* E-mail: konnokontetsu@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

Affiliations Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan, Research and Education Center for Innovative and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Kenshi Hayashi,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Noboru Fujino,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Yoji Nagata,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Akihiko Hodatsu,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Eiichi Masuta,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Kenji Sakata,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Hiroyuki Nakamura,

Affiliations Research and Education Center for Innovative and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Masa-aki Kawashiri,

Affiliation Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan
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Masakazu Yamagishi

Affiliations Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Japan, Research and Education Center for Innovative and Preventive Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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High Sensitivity of Late Gadolinium Enhancement for Predicting Microscopic Myocardial Scarring in Biopsied Specimens in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Tetsuo Konno,
Kenshi Hayashi,
Noboru Fujino,
Yoji Nagata,
Akihiko Hodatsu,
Eiichi Masuta,
Kenji Sakata,
Hiroyuki Nakamura,
Masa-aki Kawashiri,
Masakazu Yamagishi

Published: July 7, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101465

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