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Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive: Multimedia

Author: Elizabeth McGuigan, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Consulting Staff, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Naval Medical Center
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Updated: Dec 18, 2008

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Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial double inversio...Media file 1: Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial double inversion-recovery MRI of the heart in a 30-year-old woman with sarcoid demonstrates a normal pericardium.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial double inversio...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial double inversion-recovery MRI of the heart in a 30-year-old woman with sarcoid demonstrates a normal pericardium.

Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial contrast-enhanc...Media file 2: Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial contrast-enhanced CT image through the heart (same patient as in Image above [Image 1 in Multimedia] ) shows a thin pericardium without calcification. Note the cardiophrenic and internal mammary lymph nodes. The patient had extensive mediastinal and hilar adenopathy, as well as interstitial lung changes.
Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial contrast-enhanc...

Restrictive cardiomyopathy. Axial contrast-enhanced CT image through the heart (same patient as in Image above [Image 1 in Multimedia] ) shows a thin pericardium without calcification. Note the cardiophrenic and internal mammary lymph nodes. The patient had extensive mediastinal and hilar adenopathy, as well as interstitial lung changes.

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Further Reading

Keywords

restrictive cardiomyopathy, infiltrative cardiomyopathy, idiopathic restrictive cardiomyopathy, primary restrictive cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiac disease, constrictive pericarditis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Elizabeth McGuigan, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Consulting Staff, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Naval Medical Center
Elizabeth McGuigan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Women Radiologists, American Roentgen Ray Society, North American Society for Cardiac Imaging, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Justin D Pearlman, MD, PhD, ME, MA, Director of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Radiology, Adjunct Professor, Thayer Bioengineering and Computer Science, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Justin D Pearlman, MD, PhD, ME, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Cardiology, American College of Physicians, American Federation for Medical Research, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
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