ISSN:
1432-1084
Keywords:
Faty components
;
Myocardium
;
Ultrafast X-ray CT
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract To investigate intramyocardial fatty components as regards their distribution, frequency by disorder and cause, 331 patients with cardiac disease were examined with ultrafast X-ray CT (UFCT). The patient group consisted of 139 cases of myocardial infarction and angina, 27 cases of Kawasaki disease, 28 cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), 22 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), 3 cases of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD), 40 cases of valvular disease, 33 cases of left ventricular hypertrophy due to hypertension, 17 cases of arrhthmia, 10 cases of cardiac sarcoidosis, 6 cases of myocarditis and 6 cases of congenital anomaly. Intramyocardial fatty components were detected in 15 patients (5 myocardial infarction, 2 Kawasaki disease, 3 HCM, 4 DCM, 1 ARVD). In patients with myocardial infarction, Kawasaki disease of DCM, the segments with fatty components agreed well with the segments with asynergy in left ventriculography and/or the segments with perfusion defects in thallium myocardial scintigraphy. The frequency of intramyocardial fatty components in each disease was initially determined as follows: 6% in myocardial infarction, 7% in Kawasaki disease, 11% in HCM and 18% in DCM. Ischaemic myocardial damage can induce intramyocardial fatty components in patients with myocardial infarction, Kawasaki disease or DCM.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00212811
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