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ECV fraction can be decreased in the setting of myocardial infiltration, edema, and fibrosis (focal or diffuse). ECV is decreased in athletic remodeling resulting from an increase in the intracellular (myocyte) space, relative to the extracellular space. ECV = extracellular volume.
