Postoperative myocardial fibrosis assessment in aortic valvular heart diseases—a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Abstract

Patients with both AR or AS presented reduction in iECV after surgery, unfolding the reversible nature of diffuse MF. In contrast to patients with AS, those with AR developed postoperative iECV regression with stable ECV, suggesting a balanced reduction in both intracellular and extracellular myocardial components.