title: Response to the letter regarding the article, "late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance images predicts reverse remodeling in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy treated with carvedilol".
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan. Electronic address: heart-kida@marianna-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kida
authors.forename: Kihei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoneyama
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Yoshihiro J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Akashi
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Miyake
mesh_terms: D002227:Carbazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
chemical_list: D002227:Carbazoles; D011412:Propanolamines; D005682:Gadolinium
keywords: Beta blockers; De novo heart failure; Ejection fraction; Hypertension; Renin-angiotensin system blockers