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Integrated CT and MR imaging identified alcohol-related isolated left ventricular fatty infiltration in a 68-year-old man presenting with dyspnea and atypical chest pain.
Case report demonstrating the use of integrated CT and MR imaging for evaluating alcohol-related isolated left ventricular fatty infiltration.
May inform differential diagnosis of unexplained LV abnormalities; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger cohorts.
A 68-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with dyspnoea and atypical chest pain. He had no risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) except for mild obesity (BMI: 25.1) and his clinical history was noteworthy for heavy alcohol consumption (∼4 L of beer/day in the last 10 years). No alterations were …
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Cannavale et al. (2014) studied this question. Integrated CT and MR imaging identified alcohol-related isolated left ventricular fatty infiltration in a 68-year-old man presenting with dyspnea and atypical chest pain.
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