title: Myocardial fibrosis in the right ventricle detected on ECG gated 320 slice CT showed a short term poor prognosis in subjects with pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
authors.forename: Koya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Nobusada
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funabashi
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: ECG gated 320 slice CT; Myocardial fibrosis; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricle; Short term poor prognosis