Contrast echocardiography for perfusion in right ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Right ventricular (RV) cardiomyopathy is a familiar myocardial disease of RV characterized by extensive fatty replacement of the myocardium. Conventional echocardiography is able to show abnormalities in myocardial contractility, but fat on the images appears to be similar to the surrounding tissue or fluid. The present case suggests the clinical role of contrast echocardiography showing perfusion abnormalities in patients with RV cardiomyopathy in the region of the fat depositions.
Nemes
Attila
A
2nd Department of Medicine and Cardiology Centre, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Vletter
Willem B
WB
Scholten
Marcoen F
MF
ten Cate
Folkert J
FJ
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D019571:Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology