Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Cardiac Amyloidosis
The Royal Free Hospital · Royal Brompton Hospital · +3 more institutions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac amyloidosis can be diagnostically challenging. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) can assess abnormal myocardial interstitium. METHODS AND RESULTS: Late gadolinium enhancement CMR was performed in 30 patients with cardiac amyloidosis. In 22 of these, myocardial gadolinium kinetics with T1 mapping was compared with that in 16 hypertensive controls. One patient had CMR and autopsy only. Subendocardial T1 in amyloid patients was shorter than in controls (at 4 minutes: 427+/-73 versus 579+/-75 ms; P
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 15.92
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 38
Authors
10- AMAlicia M. MaceiraCorresponding
The Royal Free Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, University College London, Imperial College London
- JJJayshree Joshi
The Royal Free Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, University College London, Imperial College London
- SPSanjay Prasad
The Royal Free Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, University College London, Imperial College London
- JMJames Moon
The Royal Free Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, University College London, Imperial College London
- EPEnrica Perugini
The Royal Free Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, University College London, Imperial College London
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Amyloidosis
- Cardiac amyloidosis
- Cardiology
- Internal medicine
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Amyloid (mycology)
- Myocardial fibrosis
- Good health and well-being