Myocardial fibrosis of left ventricle: Magnetic resonance imaging in noncompaction

This report describes a 24‐year‐old female with left ventricular noncompaction. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging demonstrated the characteristic features of noncompaction. We were also able to noninvasively document the presence and extent of myocardial fibrosis depicted on myocardial...

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Published in:	Journal of magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 621 - 624
Main Authors:	Alsaileek, Ahmed A., Syed, Imran, Seward, James B., Julsrud, Paul
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01-03-2008
Subjects:	Adult Cardiomyopathies - pathology cardiomyopathy congenital Female Fibrosis - pathology Heart Ventricles - pathology Humans magnetic resonance Magnetic Resonance Imaging myocardial fibrosis noncompaction
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Summary:	This report describes a 24‐year‐old female with left ventricular noncompaction. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging demonstrated the characteristic features of noncompaction. We were also able to noninvasively document the presence and extent of myocardial fibrosis depicted on myocardial delayed enhancement (MDE). Magnetic resonance imaging can be performed simply and give much information about the morphologic and tissue characteristics of left ventricular wall in noncompaction. In particular, MDE imaging is useful to demonstrate the associated myocardial scaring that may result in heart failure and arrhythmia. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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ISSN:	1053-1807 1522-2586
DOI:	10.1002/jmri.21068