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

Tairo Kurita; Katsuya Onishi; Munenobu Motoyasu; Tetsuya Kitamura; Takeshi Takamura; Naoki Fujimoto; Masaki Tanabe; Kaoru Dohi; Takashi Tanigawa; Naoki Isaka; Masaaki Ito; Hajime Sakuma

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.087

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

Int J Cardiol. 2008 Sep 16;129(1):e21-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.087. Epub 2007 Aug 8.

Authors

Tairo Kurita, Katsuya Onishi, Munenobu Motoyasu, Tetsuya Kitamura, Takeshi Takamura, Naoki Fujimoto, Masaki Tanabe, Kaoru Dohi, Takashi Tanigawa, Naoki Isaka, Masaaki Ito, Hajime Sakuma

PMID: 17689725
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.06.087

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / diagnosis*
Female
Gadolinium*
Humans
Image Enhancement
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis*

Substances

Gadolinium