SMJ articles in the category "cardiac MRI"

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The Many Facets of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Review of Background, Clinical Utility, and Increasing Use in the Community Hospital

Abstract:Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR or cardiac MRI) has advanced dramatically in the last ten years and has been proven a reliable and flexible method for cardiac diagnosis. Stress perfusion MRI is a new technique that accurately detects coronary heart disease with high sensitivity and specificity. The role of CMR…

Posted in: cardiac MRI 2 cardiomyopathy 10 coronary heart disease 5

Case Report

New Onset Heart Failure in a 29-year-old: A Case Report of Isolated Left Ventricular Noncompaction

Abstract:A previously healthy 29-year-old patient presented with new onset congestive heart failure. Based on findings on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at an outside center, the patient was diagnosed as having a dilated cardiomyopathy with structural abnormalities in the ventricular septum and left ventricular (LV) apex…

Posted in: cardiac MRI 2 cardiomyopathy 10 echocardiography 11 heart failure 21
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