Cardiac sarcoidosis evaluated with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance and contrast-enhanced 64-slice computed tomography

被引:22
作者
Smedema, Jan-Peter
Truter, Rene
de Klerk, Petra A.
Zaalman, Leonie
White, Leonie
Doubell, Anton F.
机构
[1] Univ Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Hosp, Cardiac Unit, ZA-7505 Tygerberg, South Africa
[2] Univ Stellenbosch, Fac Hlth Sci, ZA-7505 Tygerberg, South Africa
[3] Schnetler Corbett & Partners, Panorama MediClin, CMR Unit, ZA-7500 Panorama, South Africa
[4] Schnetler Corbett & Partners, Panorama MediClin, MDCT Unit, ZA-7500 Panorama, South Africa
关键词
cardiac sarcoidosis; gadolinium-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance; contrast-enhanced MDCT;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.07.059
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Sarcoidosis is a multi-system granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology with symptomatic cardiac involvement in up to 7% of patients. The clinical features of sarcoid heart disease include congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, conduction disturbances, and sudden death. We evaluated the value of contrast-enhanced multi-detector computed tomography in delineating myocardial scar and granulomatous inflammation by comparing our findings with gadolinium magnetic resonance in a patient diagnosed with cardiac sarcoidosis. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:261 / 263
页数:3
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