title: Response to letters regarding article, "Myocardial fibrosis as a key determinant of left ventricular remodeling in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: a contrast-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic study".
authors.affiliation: Fondazione CNR/Regione Toscana G. Monasterio, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Pier Giorgio
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Masci
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schuurman
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barison
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ripoli
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coceani
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiappino
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Todiere
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Srebot
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Passino
authors.forename: Giovanni Donato
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Aquaro
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emdin
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lombardi
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA