title: RE: Relation of Late Gadolinium Enhancement to Increased Ventricular Wall Stress in Dilated Cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Medical Center Giessen and Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg 35033, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alter
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005682:Gadolinium; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D005682:Gadolinium
keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Late gadolinium enhancement; Ventricular wall stress; Wall stress index