Cardiac magnetic resonance as a risk re-stratification tool in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ApHCM) can result in the formation of a left ventricular apical aneurysm and progressive myocardial fibrosis, which is associated with a worse prognosis. We present the case of a 76-year-old man previously diagnosed with ApHCM seven years ago, who has been under clinical follow-up. Serial cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging was performed in 2013 and 2020 due to suspected apical aneurysm formation based on echocardiographic evaluation.

Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2021 cases of SCMR and COVID-19 case collection series.

The Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) is an international society focused on the research, education, and clinical application of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). "Cases of SCMR" is a case series hosted on the SCMR website ( https://www.scmr.

Cardiac Multimodality Imaging Assessment of Dystrophic Myocardial Calcification in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient With Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Dystrophic myocardial calcification represents the sequelae of local tissue damage and cellular necrosis. We present the case of a 72-year-old man who presented with exertional chest pain. He had a medical history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and chronic dilated cardiomyopathy with severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and wall motion abnormalities at the inferior and lateral LV walls.

Cardiac Computed Tomography as an Alternative Technique in the Assessment of Acute Myocardial Ischemia in the Context of COVID-19 Infection.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been shown to result in coagulation abnormalities and predisposes patients to thrombotic status, both in the venous and arterial circulations. Herein, we report the case of a 60-year-old patient with COVID-19 pneumonia confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) who experienced signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia. A cardiac computed tomography (CT) demonstrated an extensive coronary artery multivessel disease and ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy in a non-invasively approach allowing to define the coronary obstructive involvement in the acute stage of the disease.

LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTION AND VOLUME BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN PATIENTS WITH HEREDITARY AMYLOIDOSIS.

Background: Left atrial (LA) enlargement is a reliable predictor of adverse cardiovascular events, and reduced atrial function is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with amyloidosis. The objective of this study was to characterize the LA function in Mexican patients with a confirmed diagnosis of hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (amyloid transthyretin [ATTR]).

Methods: All consecutive patients with diagnosis of hereditary ATTR who underwent a cardiac magnetic resonance study in the period from March 2016 to June 2017 were included in the study; the volumes and function of the left atrium were evaluated.

Myocardial fibrosis detected by magnetic resonance imaging, elevated U-CRP and higher mRSS are predictors of cardiovascular complications in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.

Introduction: In previous studies we showed that prevalence of myocardial fibrosis as assessed by late enhancement on cardiac MRI in SSc patients is 45% and is associated to diffuse disease (dcSSc) and lower left ventricle ejection fraction; microvascular damage defined as decreased perfusion on cardiac MRI after adenosine infusion, was also very frequent (79%). Our aim was to identify baseline characteristics associated to the development of cardiovascular outcomes (heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, vasculopathy, elevated systolic pulmonary artery pressure and death) in SSc patients with previously documented myocardial fibrosis and microvascular damage.

Patients And Methods: We included 62 SSc patients who participated in the study of prevalence of myocardial fibrosis (2008-2010) and in our local SSc cohort.