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Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Poster presentation

Detection of left ventricular regional dysfunction using strain analysis by feature tracking of Cine MRI in rheumatoid arthritis patients without cardiac symptoms

Authors: Yasuyuki Kobayashi, Yokoe Isamu, Masaharu Hirano, Hitomi Kobayashi

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Special Issue 1/2012

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In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), cardiac involvement is common. This cardiac involvement may have serious consequences and can contribute to worsening of patient’s outcome. Cardiac MRI is a sensitive, non-invasive diagnostic techniques that can identify subclinical myocardial abnormalities. We sought to detect LV regional dysfunction by using a CMR approach in RA patients without cardiac symptoms. …
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Title
Detection of left ventricular regional dysfunction using strain analysis by feature tracking of Cine MRI in rheumatoid arthritis patients without cardiac symptoms
Authors
Yasuyuki Kobayashi
Yokoe Isamu
Masaharu Hirano
Hitomi Kobayashi
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-14-S1-P191

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