What Is Fibrosis?
9. What Causes Cardiac Fibrosis?
Any type of damage to the heart can result in cardiac fibrosis. One of the primary causes, however, is a heart attack. When someone has suffered a cardiac infarction, typically only one area of the heart is impacted. It is in this same area where fibrosis occurs.
Almost all other forms of heart disease lead to cardiac fibrosis. Some of the most common include hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, toxic cardiomyopathies, myocarditis and sarcoidosis. Aging and hypertension are other typical reasons for the disease.
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