Case report: role of cardiac MRI in the diagnosis of myocarditis

Diagnosis  of myocarditis   remains  one of the  most difficult  clinical problems  in cardiology.  In connection  with the coronavirus  infection COVID-19 caused by the acute respiratory virus SARS-CoV-2,  non-invasive diagnosis of myocarditis  is an urgent task. The most  informative method for  d...

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Main Authors: E. A. Butorova, O. V. Stukalova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: InterMedservice 2023-10-01
Series:Евразийский Кардиологический Журнал
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Online Access:https://www.heartj.asia/jour/article/view/6404
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Summary:Diagnosis  of myocarditis   remains  one of the  most difficult  clinical problems  in cardiology.  In connection  with the coronavirus  infection COVID-19 caused by the acute respiratory virus SARS-CoV-2,  non-invasive diagnosis of myocarditis  is an urgent task. The most  informative method for  diagnosing  myocarditis  is  magnetic  resonance  imaging  [1,2]. The arsenal of MRI includes  a number of pulse sequences that make it possible to identify and evaluate the process  of inflammation in its various phases. Various pulse sequences  (T2-weighted images  or T2-mapping, delayed contrast, T1-mapping) allow not only to diagnose the disease, but also to determine  the stages  of damage.  The ability of MRI to differentiate ischemic and non-ischemic  lesions [3] is used in emergency cardiology for various myocardial injuries.The peculiarity of this clinical case  is the use of MRI diagnostics  in a patient with a typical clinical picture of acute coronary syndrome  in the emergency department of cardiology. The data of the contrast MRI of the heart allowed the patient to make the correct diagnosis.
ISSN:2225-1685
2305-0748