MRI assessment of cardiac amyloidosis: experience of six cases with review of the current literature.
Br J Radiol
; 82(976): 337-42, 2009 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-19029219
Cardiac MRI is known to be diagnostically valuable in cardiac amyloidosis. Several features are frequently found, including myocardial hypertrophy, diastolic dysfunction, a faster gadolinium blood wash out, pleural and pericardial effusions, and diffuse myocardial delayed enhancement. Cardiac MR facilitates the detection of cardiac amyloidosis and allows longitudinal assessment of myocardial function. This pictorial review focuses on cases with histologically proven systemic amyloidosis and cardiac involvement in order to illustrate typical findings.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Hipertrofia Ventricular Izquierda
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Amiloidosis
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Cardiomiopatías
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Radiol
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido