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Radiology

Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies

Built from Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology

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12 sections · 75 slides

  1. 01

    Overview

    • What this topic covers
    • Nonischemic cardiomyopathy defined
    • Causes of nonischemic cardiomyopathy
    • Cardiac MRI as the workhorse
    • MRI tissue characterization techniques

    5 slides

  2. 02

    Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Inherited thickening of the left ventricular wall

    • HCM definition and genetics
    • HCM imaging hallmark
    • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy wall thickening patterns
    • HCM histology and delayed enhancement
    • HCM enhancement at the RV insertion points
    • Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
    • LVOT obstruction step by step
    • Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and SAM
    • Apical HCM
    • Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
    • Apical aneurysm in HCM
    • Apical aneurysm in apical HCM
    • HCM versus hypertensive heart disease

    13 slides

  3. 03

    Fabry Disease

    X-linked lipid storage that mimics HCM

    • Fabry disease definition and imaging
    • Fabry disease inferolateral enhancement
    • 950 ms
    • Fabry versus HCM and amyloid on T1

    4 slides

  4. 04

    Cardiac Amyloidosis

    Restrictive disease from amyloid fibril deposits

    • Cardiac amyloidosis defined
    • Diagnosing cardiac amyloidosis
    • Cardiac amyloidosis MRI features
    • Amyloid nulling and perfusion clues
    • Amyloid delayed enhancement pattern
    • Diffuse enhancement in cardiac amyloidosis

    6 slides

  5. 05

    Loeffler Endocarditis

    Hypereosinophilic syndrome and the damaged endocardium

    • Loeffler endocarditis definition and stages
    • Loeffler endocarditis stages
    • Loeffler endocarditis imaging
    • Loeffler endocarditis

    4 slides

  6. 06

    Dilated Cardiomyopathies

    Chamber dilation with impaired contractility

    • Dilated cardiomyopathy defined
    • Dilated cardiomyopathy causes
    • DCM function and volumes
    • DCM delayed enhancement
    • Nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

    5 slides

  7. 07

    Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

    Right-ventricular-predominant disease and sudden death risk

    • ARVC definition and genetics
    • ARVC diagnosis criteria
    • ARVC diagnosis criteria
    • ARVC MRI findings
    • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
    • ARVC left ventricular involvement

    6 slides

  8. 08

    Myocarditis

    Focal inflammation that can mimic infarction

    • Myocarditis definition and presentation
    • Myocarditis MRI criteria
    • Diagnosing and following myocarditis
    • Myocarditis edema and delayed enhancement

    4 slides

  9. 09

    Cardiac Sarcoidosis

    Granulomatous inflammation of the heart

    • Cardiac sarcoidosis defined
    • Cardiac sarcoid MRI findings
    • Cardiac sarcoidosis MRI and PET
    • Cardiac sarcoid mimics
    • Sarcoidosis mimicking ARVC

    5 slides

  10. 10

    Left Ventricular Noncompaction

    Disrupted compaction leaves a spongy ventricular wall

    • LVNC defined
    • LVNC MRI criteria
    • Left ventricular noncompaction
    • LVNC caveat in athletes

    4 slides

  11. 11

    Stress-Induced (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy

    Broken-heart syndrome with apical ballooning

    • Takotsubo definition and presentation
    • Takotsubo hallmark
    • Takotsubo apical ballooning
    • Takotsubo versus ischemia and myocarditis

    4 slides

  12. 12

    Iron Overload Cardiomyopathy

    Iron deposition in the myocardium

    • Iron overload cardiomyopathy defined
    • Iron overload T2 mapping
    • >20 ms
    • Iron overload T2 mapping
    • Key takeaways
    • Suggested readings
    • Suggested readings
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    • Brant and Helms' Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology

    15 slides