title: Detection of myocardial involvement of rheumatic heart disease with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: While valvular involvement of rheumatic heart disease can be easily detected with conventional echocardiography by evaluating morphologic change of the valve, it still remains problematic to determine whether there is myocardial fibrosis after rheumatic fever and if yes, how much extent it involves. This case demonstrated that contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging could exactly detect and define the extent of myocardial fibrosis in a patient with rheumatic valvular heart disease by comparing surgically obtained tissue analysis.
authors.forename: Eui-Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Se-Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Sang-Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Byoung-Wook
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jong-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Dong-Hwan
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Namsik
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005355:Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media