Open AccessDiffuse and patchy intra-myocardial fat deposition in left ventricle: unclassified cardiomyopathy in an obese woman without pathological condition
Author(s) -
Morteza Abdar Esfahani,
Kiyan HeshmatGhahdarijani,
Abdolmajid Baghayi,
Mehrbod Vakhshoori,
Hormoz Abdshahzadeh,
Reyhaneh Abrishamchi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 0973-7723
pISSN - 0970-9134
DOI - 10.1007/s12055-018-00782-y
Subject(s) - ventricle , medicine , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , pathological , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiac surgery , cardiac magnetic resonance , pathophysiology , cardiac magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , heart failure
Fat deposition in the left ventricle in patients without proven myocardial diseases has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper, a case of diffuse and patchy intramyocardial fat deposition in the left ventricular myocardium in a patient with no cardiac disease history has been detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). Such a finding would not be considered a usual cardiomyopathy and further studies are needed to investigate its prevalence, pathophysiological mechanisms, and prognosis.