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Can cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) diagnose toxic myopericarditis secondary to hydrocarbon abuse?
Can cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) diagnose toxic myopericarditis secondary to hydrocarbon abuse?
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is a useful modality for diagnosing toxic myopericarditis secondary to hydrocarbon inhalant abuse.
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Supports considering inhalant history plus CMR in young adults with unexplained myopericarditis; leaves open whether this approach generalizes.
BACKGROUND: We report a patient who was diagnosed with toxic myopericarditis secondary to hydrocarbon abuse using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). CASE SUMMARY: A 25-year-old male presented to emergency department with chest pain for 3 d. Patient also reported sniffing hydrocarbon containing inhalant for the last 1 year. Labs showed elevated troponin and electrocardiography was suggestive of acute pericarditis. Echocardiogram showed left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) of 40%. Given patient's troponin elevation and reduced EF, cardiac catheterization was performed which showed normal coronaries. CMR was performed for myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries evaluation. CMR showed borderline LV function with edema in mid and apical LV suggestive of myocarditis. CONCLUSION: CMR can be used to diagnose toxic myopericarditis secondary to hydrocarbon abuse.
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