Multimodality imaging in metabolic heart disease

Author(s):
Ng, A.
Published
2021
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

The objectives of this thesis were to elucidate the pathogenesis of metabolic heart disease, evaluate the associated changes in myocardial structure and contractile function, and determine the long-term prognostic implications of subclinical myocardial dysfunction on all-cause mortality.

Diabetes mellitusObesityEchocardiographyComputed tomographyMagnetic resonance imagingLeft ventricleSteatosisFibrosisGlobal longitudinal strain
Defense date
2021-03-23
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Bax, J.
Advisor(s)
Delgado, V.
Committee member(s)
Relber, J.H.C.; Biermasz, N.R.; Fijter, J.W. de; Cosentino, F.; Leung, D.; Marsan, N.A.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Faculty of Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center [LUMC], Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/3157141
ISBN(s)
9789463615341