Can right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy predict left ventricular fibrosis beforehand in dilated cardiomyopathy?

ConclusionsThe fibrosis observed in RV-EMB positively correlated with the extent of fibrosis in the LV of excised hearts in patients with DCM. The study findings may help predict LV fibrosis, considered a prognostic factor of DCM through relatively accessible biopsy techniques.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - January 18, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kisaki Amemiya, Taka ‐aki Matsuyama, Hatsue Ishibashi‐Ueda, Yoshiaki Morita, Manabu Matsumoto, Keiko Ohta‐Ogo, Yoshihiko Ikeda, Yasumasa Tsukamoto, Norihide Fukushima, Satsuki Fukushima, Tomoyuki Fujita, Kinta Hatakeyama Tags: Original Article Source Type: research