Comprehensive Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Assessment in Patients With Sarcoidosis and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction [Cardiomyopathies]

Conclusions—
Patients with sarcoidosis demonstrate higher T1, extracellular volume, and T2 values compared with healthy controls, with most significant differences for native T1 and T2. While promising, the clinical significance of the newer mapping techniques with respect to early diagnosis and therapy of CS will have to be determined in future studies.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging - November 7, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Greulich, S., Kitterer, D., Latus, J., Aguor, E., Steubing, H., Kaesemann, P., Patrascu, A., Greiser, A., Groeninger, S., Mayr, A., Braun, N., Alscher, M. D., Sechtem, U., Mahrholdt, H. Tags: Fibrosis, Cardiomyopathy, Inflammatory Heart Disease, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Cardiomyopathies Source Type: research