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Severely impaired left ventricular function: Tissue characterization by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in a clinical dilemma
Author(s) -
BucciarelliDucci Chiara,
Locca Didier,
O'Hanlon Rory,
Oldershaw Paul,
Prasad Sanjay K.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of heart failure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.149
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1879-0844
pISSN - 1388-9842
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejheart.2007.06.002
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , cardiology , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiomyopathy , differential diagnosis , cardiac sarcoidosis , cardiac magnetic resonance , sarcoidosis , cardiac function curve , pathology , radiology
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.