Incremental Prognostic Value of Myocardial Fibrosis in Patients With Non–Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Without Congestive Heart Failure

Abstract

In patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy without history of CHF, myocardial fibrosis is a strong and independent predictor of outcome, providing incremental prognostic information and improvement in risk stratification beyond clinical data and degree of left ventricular dysfunction.