Two cases of dilated cardiomyopathy with right ventricular wall degeneration demonstrated by late gadolinium enhanced MRI

Two cases of dilated cardiomyopathy with right ventricular wall degeneration demonstrated by late gadolinium enhanced MRI

Right heart failure is prominent in some patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this article, we present right ventricular wall degeneration and fibrosis demonstrated by late gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with DCM.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of cardiology 2008, Vol.129 (1), p.e21-e23
Hauptverfasser: Kurita, Tairo, Onishi, Katsuya, Motoyasu, Munenobu, Kitamura, Tetsuya, Takamura, Takeshi, Fujimoto, Naoki, Tanabe, Masaki, Dohi, Kaoru, Tanigawa, Takashi, Isaka, Naoki, Ito, Masaaki, Sakuma, Hajime
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Right heart failure is prominent in some patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). In this article, we present right ventricular wall degeneration and fibrosis demonstrated by late gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with DCM.
ISSN:1874-1754