Myocardial late gadolinium enhancement is associated with raised serum amino-terminal propeptide of type III collagen concentrations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy attributable to the Asp175Asn mutation in the alpha tropomyosin gene: magnetic resonance imaging study.

• Authors: P Sipola, K Peuhkurinen, K Lauerma, M Husso, P Jääskeläinen, M Laakso, H J Aronen, J Risteli, J Kuusisto
• Journal: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (Heart) Vol. 92 Issue 9 Pg. 1321-2 (Sep 2006) ISSN: 1468-201X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 16908707 (Publication Type: Letter, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Contrast Media
• Peptide Fragments
• Procollagen
• Tropomyosin
• procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide
• Gadolinium DTPA

Topics

• Adult
• Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic (blood, genetics)
• Contrast Media
• Female
• Fibrosis (diagnosis)
• Gadolinium DTPA
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Angiography
• Male
• Mutation (genetics)
• Myocardium (pathology)
• Peptide Fragments (metabolism)
• Procollagen (metabolism)
• Regression Analysis
• Tropomyosin (blood, genetics)