Right heart failure MRI
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jad Z Al Danaf; Rim Halaby
Overview
Cardiac MRI is becoming a gold standard in evaluating right heart structure and function.
MRI
Cardiac MRI is becoming a gold standard in evaluating right heart structure and function particularly in the following fields:
- Complex congenital heart anomalies
- Valvular regurgitation quantification
- Inflammatory and Infiltrative myocardial disease
- Mediastinal mass impinging on the right chamber(s)
- Planning for a complex surgery or procedure
- Research purposes[1][2]
References
- ↑ Skhiri M. et al. Evidence-Based Management of Right Heart Failure: a Systematic Review of an Empiric Fiel. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2010;63(4):451-71
- ↑ Roentgen P., Fischer D., Schieffer B. and Klein G. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Differentiating New-Onset Right Sided Heart Failure. Circulation. 2011;123:1451-1453