Key result
Cardiac MRI confirmed the diagnosis of acute myocarditis in a patient with a typical clinical picture but normal transthoracic echocardiographic findings.
Why the study?
Does cardiac MRI improve the diagnosis of acute myocarditis compared to transthoracic echocardiography in patients with suspected myocarditis?
Case Report (n=1)
Does cardiac MRI improve the diagnosis of acute myocarditis compared to transthoracic echocardiography in patients with suspected myocarditis?
Cardiac MRI is useful for diagnosing acute myocarditis, particularly in borderline cases or when echocardiographic findings are normal despite a typical clinical picture.
May support CMR when myocarditis is clinically suspected despite normal echocardiography; hypothesis-generating for diagnostic algorithms.
Introduction: The diagnosis of myocarditis based on a spectrum of findings, including symptoms, clinical examination, electrocardiography, biomarkers, and echocardiography, can be non-specific. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has become the primary noninvasive technique in patients with suspected myocarditis in some countries. Case Presentation: We present a case with a typical picture of myocarditis but normal echocardiographic findings, the diagnosis of which was confirmed by cardiac MRI. Discussion: In particular, cardiac MRI data are useful in borderline cases or in the presence of discrepancy between clinical picture and echocardiographic results.
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Basiri et al. (1970) conducted a case report in Acute Myocarditis (n=1). Cardiac MRI vs. Transthoracic Echocardiography was evaluated on Diagnosis of myocarditis. Cardiac MRI confirmed the diagnosis of acute myocarditis in a patient with a typical clinical picture but normal transthoracic echocardiographic findings.
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