Usefulness of the electrocardiogram and echocardiogram in predicting the amount of interstitial myocardial collagen in endomyocardial biopsy specimens of patients with chronic heart failure

Am J Cardiol. 1992 Jun 1;69(17):1502-3. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90914-k.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle*
  • Cardiac Output, Low / etiology*
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications
  • Cardiomyopathies / metabolism*
  • Cardiomyopathies / pathology
  • Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
  • Chronic Disease
  • Collagen / metabolism*
  • Echocardiography*
  • Electrocardiography*
  • Female
  • Fibrosis / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / metabolism*
  • Myocardium / pathology

Substances

  • Collagen