Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of myocarditis mimicking myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Garcia Pavia, Pablo ^a   Aguiar Souto, Pablo ^a   Silva Melchor, Lorenzo ^a   Cavero, Miguel A ^a   Pastrana, Miguel ^a   Goicolea, Javier ^a   Alonso Pulpón, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Myocardial infarction; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS;

EID: 33748473156     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.02.023     Document Type: Article

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