Myocardial late gadolinium enhancement is associated with raised serum amino-terminal propeptide of type III collagen concentrations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy attributable to the Asp175Asn mutation in the alpha tropomyosin gene: magnetic resonance imaging study

Heart. 2006 Sep;92(9):1321-2. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.075523.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / blood
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / genetics*
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Fibrosis / diagnosis
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Angiography
  • Male
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Myocardium / pathology*
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism*
  • Procollagen / metabolism*
  • Regression Analysis
  • Tropomyosin / blood
  • Tropomyosin / genetics*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Procollagen
  • Tropomyosin
  • procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide
  • Gadolinium DTPA