title: Use of integrated biomarkers in inflammatory disease of the heart: new insights applying cardiovascular magnetic resonance potential as a biomarker.
abstract: Non-invasive myocardial tissue characterization of inflammatory heart disease is a challenging task. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) has recently emerged as a powerful tool to fill this gap. In this article, the role of CMR is reviewed, particularly emphasizing the use of a comprehensive CMR approach to visualize several reversible and irreversible myocardial tissue changes in this setting. Finally, the authors' vision regarding the potential, challenges and emerging new applications of CMR in non-ischemic and inflammatory cardiomyopathies is provided.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Franz-Volhard-Klinik, Charité Campus Buch, Kardiale MRT, HELIOS-Klinikum Berlin, Schwanebecker Chaussee 50, D-13125 Berlin, Germany +49 30 9401 53536 ; +49 30 9401 53549 ; jeanette.schulz-menger@charite.de.
authors.forename: Jeanette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schulz-Menger
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdel-Aty