Diagnosis of an uncommon case of myocarditis by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: Ventricular tachycardia caused by inflammatory left ventricular microaneurysms

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Girerd, N ^a   Besnard, C ^a   Thomson, V ^a   Gressard, A ^a   Lantelme, P ^a,b  

^a CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cardiac magnetic resonance; Inflammatory left ventricular microaneurysm; Myocarditis; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY LEFT VENTRICULAR MICROANEURYSM; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

CORONARY ANEURYSM; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 64649098294     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.052     Document Type: Article

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