01-12-2019 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Brief Report
Cardiac involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 12/2019
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Key Points • Cardiac involvement in myositis adversely affects prognosis. • Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging is an effective tool for detecting cardiac involvement. • T1 mapping is a technique which detects diffuse myocardial inflammation and fibrosis. • In our study, focal and diffuse myocardial fibrosis was frequently found in myositis patients without cardiac symptoms. |