Cardiac magnetic resonance correctly diagnosed a hemodynamically uncomplicated criss-cross heart in an adult, preventing misdiagnosis of cardiomyopathy caused by misleading echocardiography.
Case Report (n=1)
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Multimodality imaging, particularly CMR, is essential for accurately diagnosing rare congenital anomalies like criss-cross heart in adults and preventing misdiagnosis of cardiomyopathy caused by misleading echocardiographic views.
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Kruszelnicka et al. (Tue,) conducted a case report in Criss-cross heart (n=1). Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) vs. Transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated. Cardiac magnetic resonance correctly diagnosed a hemodynamically uncomplicated criss-cross heart in an adult, preventing misdiagnosis of cardiomyopathy caused by misleading echocardiography.