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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;301(3):E434-E435.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2021211710. Epub 2021 Aug 10.

Myocardial Scar in COVID-19: Innocent Marker versus Harbinger of Clinical Disease

João A C Lima  1 , David A Bluemke  1
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Editorial

Myocardial Scar in COVID-19: Innocent Marker versus Harbinger of Clinical Disease

João A C Lima et al. Radiology. 2021 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest: J.A.C.L. Grant from Canon Medical Systems and AstraZeneca. D.A.B. Editor of Radiology.

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Dr Lima is professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University and has studied cardiac remodeling, hypertrophy, and fibrosis for more than 30 years using MRI, CT, and US in clinical and population studies. He is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as a SOL, MESA, CARDIA and MACSWIHS investigator. Dr Lima has also dedicated significant effort in mentorship of young investigators pursuing research in medicine, radiology, epidemiology, and biomedical engineering. His group at Hopkins also functions as the core imaging laboratory in current studies exploring cell therapy and small molecules to treat heart failure.
Dr Lima is professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University and has studied cardiac remodeling, hypertrophy, and fibrosis for more than 30 years using MRI, CT, and US in clinical and population studies. He is supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute as a SOL, MESA, CARDIA and MACSWIHS investigator. Dr Lima has also dedicated significant effort in mentorship of young investigators pursuing research in medicine, radiology, epidemiology, and biomedical engineering. His group at Hopkins also functions as the core imaging laboratory in current studies exploring cell therapy and small molecules to treat heart failure.
Dr Bluemke is professor of radiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, as well as Editor of Radiology. Over the last 25 years, he has published more than 700 original research articles on the use of CT and MRI focusing on detection and quantification of cardiovascular disease. Dr Bluemke was a principal investigator in the MESA study as well as for multicenter studies of evaluating various cardiomyopathies. Previously, Dr Bluemke was director of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
Dr Bluemke is professor of radiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, as well as Editor of Radiology. Over the last 25 years, he has published more than 700 original research articles on the use of CT and MRI focusing on detection and quantification of cardiovascular disease. Dr Bluemke was a principal investigator in the MESA study as well as for multicenter studies of evaluating various cardiomyopathies. Previously, Dr Bluemke was director of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
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