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Quantification of Mouse Heart Left Ventricular Function, Myocardial Strain, and Hemodynamic Forces by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published on: May 24, 2021
Severely impaired left ventricular function: tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in a
Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci1, Didier Locca, Rory O'Hanlon
1Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK. c.bucciarelli-ducci06@imperial.ac.uk
Abstract:
In patients with symptoms of heart failure, identifying the underlying cause of cardiomyopathy is helpful to establish the diagnosis and to guide therapy. The differential diagnosis of cardiomyopathy can be challenging based on clinical findings. We report the case of a patient who represented a clinical dilemma (cardiac sarcoidosis or ischaemic heart disease), in whom cardiovascular magnetic resonance was a clinically valuable tool to distinguish dual cardiac pathology due to its unique, non-invasive, tissue characterization capabilities.
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