The role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the evaluation of acute myocarditis and inflammatory cardiomyopathies in clinical practice - a comprehensive review.
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
; 23(4): 450-464, 2022 03 22.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1886392
ABSTRACT
Inflammatory cardiomyopathy (I-CMP) is defined as myocarditis in association with cardiac dysfunction and/or ventricular remodelling. It is characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration into the myocardium and has heterogeneous infectious and non-infectious aetiologies. A complex interplay of genetic, autoimmune, and environmental factors contributes to the substantial risk of deteriorating cardiac function, acute heart failure, and arrhythmia as well as chronic dilated cardiomyopathy and its sequelae. Multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is sensitive to many tissue changes that occur during myocardial inflammation, regardless of its aetiology. In this review, we summarize the various aetiologies of I-CMP and illustrate how CMR contributes to non-invasive diagnosis.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
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Cardiomyopathies
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Myocarditis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ehjci
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