A bimonthly publication part of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology portfolio of journals connected with ABC Cardiol publishing national and international scientific production in the field of cardiovascular sciences.
ISSN 2359-4802
eISSN 2359-5647
Hugo Antunes
, Júlio Gil
, Bruno Marmelo
, Maria Luísa Gonçalves
, Maria Inês Pires
, [...]
Hugo Antunes
, Júlio Gil
, Bruno Marmelo
, Maria Luísa Gonçalves
, Maria Inês Pires
, [...]
Abstract A 72-year-old woman was admitted for acute heart failure. The echocardiography revealed moderate depression of the left ventricular ejection fraction. Coronary disease was excluded by coronarography. Cardiac magnetic resonance showed predominantly left ventricular septal hypertrophy and severe depression of the left ventricular systolic function. There was also a bright, multifocal and patchy late gadolinium enhancement with subendocardial, mesocardial and subepicardial involvement, suggestive of sarcoidosis. Biochemical study, thoracic computed tomography and positron emission tomography were inconclusive for extra-cardiac sarcoidosis. Therefore, […]
Keywords: Iatrogenic Disease/complications; Cardiomyopathies; Diabetes Mellitus; Hypertension; Endocardites; Cardiomyopathy, Dilated; Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance/methods