Native T1 Mapping Demonstrating Apical Thrombi in Eosinophilic Myocarditis Associated with Churg-Strauss Syndrome.
10.4070/kcj.2016.46.6.882
- Author:
Kyongmin Sarah BECK
1
;
Soh Yong JEONG
;
Kyo Young LEE
;
Kiyuk CHANG
;
Jung Im JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University, Seoul, Korea. jijung@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Myocarditis;
Necrosis;
Thrombosis;
Churg-Strauss syndrome;
Magnetic resonance imaging
- MeSH:
Aged;
Churg-Strauss Syndrome*;
Eosinophils*;
Female;
Humans;
Inflammation;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Myocarditis*;
Myocardium;
Necrosis;
Pathology;
Thrombosis
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2016;46(6):882-885
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic myocarditis is a disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the myocardium, consisting of acute necrotic stage, thrombotic stage, and fibrotic stage. Although T1 mapping has been increasingly used in various cardiac pathologies, there has been no report of T1 mapping in eosinophilic myocarditis. We report a case of 75-year-old female with eosinophilic myocarditis, whose cardiac magnetic resonance imaging included native T1 mapping, in which apical thrombi were distinctly seen as areas with decreased T1 values, next to areas of inflammation seen as increased T1 value in subendocardium.
