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Extensive venous thrombosis and cardiomyopathy demonstrated with cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

  • Foley, Paul W X
  • Ratib, Karim
  • Leyva, Francisco
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Publication date
October 2008
Icon DOI
10.2459/JCM.0b013e328308ba7a.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Abstract

We describe a patient who presented with typical symptoms of submassive pulmonary embolism associated with newly diagnosed cardiomyopathy. Contrast enhanced computed tomography demonstrated extensive venous thrombosis, and late enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging was consistent with dilated cardiomyopathy with midwall fibrosis. We discuss the images and aetiology of the cardiomyopathy

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