Comparison of left ventricular deformation abnormalities by echocardiography with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acute myocarditis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) represents the gold standard to detect myocarditis. Left ventricular (LV) deformation imaging provides additional diagnostic options presumably exceeding conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). The present study aimed to analyze the feasibility to detect myocarditis in patients (pts) with preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF) by TTE compared to cMRI. It has been hypothesized that the number of pathological findings by deformation imaging correspond to findings in cMRI.

Methods and results

Between January 2018 and February 2020 102 pts with acute myocarditis according to the modified Lake Louise criteria and early gadolinium enhancement (EGE) by cMRI were identified at the department of cardiology at the University

SUBMITTER: Kandels J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10803407 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature