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Biopsy Based Diagnosis of Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Negative Magnetic Resonance Image Finding

Authors

GREGOROVÁ Zdeňka KREJČÍ Jan HUDE Petr ŽAMPACHOVÁ Víta FREIBERGER Tomáš NĚMCOVÁ Eva NĚMEC Petr ŠPINAROVÁ Lenka

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web http://omicsonline.org/open-access/biopsy-based-diagnosis-of-inflammatory-cardiomyopathy-in-a-patient-with-negative-magnetic-resonance-image-2155-9880-5-351.php?aid=36145
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9880.1000351
Field Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery
Keywords Inflammatory cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Endomyocardial biopsy; Immunosuppressive therapy
Description This article describes a case of the patient hospitalized for a sudden heart failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction. This case report presents a history of biopsy-proven inflammatory cardiomyopathy with negative MRI findings. Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a potentially reversible disease, in which targeted treatment may be considered.

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