title: Reply to the letter "Prognostic value of late gadolinium enhancement in cardiomyopathy: Causative risk factor or surrogate marker?".
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cardiología, Unidad de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Poniente, Carretera de Almerimar s/n, 04700 El Ejido, Almería, Spain. Electronic address: capijorge@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Capitán
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Pinilla
authors.affiliation: Sección de Cardiología, Unidad de Medicina Interna, Fundación Hospital Calahorra, Carretera de Logroño s/n, 26500 Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Zamora
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Eloy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rueda-Calle
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morcillo-Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cardiología, Hospital Parque San Antonio, Avenida Pintor Joaquín Sorolla n°2, 29016, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jurado-Canca
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robledo-Carmona
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gómez-Doblas
authors.affiliation: Área del Corazón, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Teatinos s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Teresa-Galván
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D005682:Gadolinium; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005682:Gadolinium
keywords: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance; Fibrosis; Heart failure; Late gadolinium enhancement; Nonischemic cardiomyopathy