Isolated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis: depiction at whole heart magnetic resonance imaging.
Isolated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis is a rare condition and its morphological evaluation is obscure. Whole heart magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a new, totally non-invasive technique which allows three-dimensional comprehension of the cardiac structure. We describe a patient with isolated subvalvular pulmonary stenosis, in whom whole heart MRI was useful to detect and evaluate the right ventricular outflow obstruction.
Sato
Yuichi
Y
Cardiology, Nihon University Hospital, 1-8-13 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8309, Japan. yuichis@med.nihon-u.ac.jp
Komatsu
Sei
S
Matsuo
Shinro
S
Matsumoto
Naoya
N
Yoda
Shunichi
S
Tani
Shigemasa
S
Kunimoto
Satoshi
S
Takayama
Tadateru
T
Kasamaki
Yuji
Y
Saito
Satoshi
S
D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011662:Pulmonary Subvalvular Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis