title: [Usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of endomyocardial disease].
abstract: Endomyocardial disease is a restrictive cardiomyopathy that includes Löffler endocarditis, which is characterized by hypereosinophilia, and endomyocardial fibrosis, which is not. Echocardiography enables cardiac function and anatomy to be assessed and the differential diagnosis of other causes of restrictive disease, but magnetic resonance imaging provides information about the tissue itself. Furthermore, paramagnetic contrast agents are useful in detecting myocardial abnormalities. We report three cases of endomyocardial disease and the typical findings of magnetic resonance imaging.
authors.affiliation: ERESA. Servicio de TAC y RM. Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Valencia. España. mcard-hgv@gva.es
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Estornell
authors.forename: María Pilar
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dicenta
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Igual
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonlleva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004719:Endomyocardial Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged