Left ventricular ejection fraction and myocardial fibrosis in sudden cardiac death
The proportion of SCD subjects with LVEF ≤35% is low, and the prevalence of myocardial fibrosis is high. The LVEF has a weak correlation with the extent of myocardial fibrosis. Our study suggests that LVEF is a poor surrogate of myocardial fibrosis in SCD victims.
Authors
- Jani T. Tikkanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0475-9965)
- H Silvola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3217-6070)
- Heikki V. Huikuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8800-963X)
- Juha S. Perkiömäki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1157-3985)
- Juhani Junttila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-1281)
- Lauri T. A. Holmström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-5589)
- Lasse Pakanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-7652)
- Anette Eskuri
- IB King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1089-3891)
Institutions
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EP Europace
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf306
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Foundation for Cardiovascular Research
- Aarne Koskelon Säätiö
- Suomen Kulttuurirahasto
- Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö
- Sydäntutkimussäätiö
- Paavo Nurmen Säätiö