Abstract

GUTIERREZ ZAMORA, Agustín. Diagnostic approach to cardiopathies by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2005, vol.75, n.1, pp.90-95. ISSN 1665-1731.

Cardiomyopathies encompass a broad spectrum of heart pathologies having a basic principle, the intrinsic injury of the myocardial fiber. By definition, cardiomyopathies could be primary (dilated cardiomyopathy), or can be a consequence of another cardiovascular illness (high blood pressure), or of genetic anomalies, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or due to alterations in myocytes due to fibrolipidic material as occurs in right ventricle arrhythmogenic dysplasia. Currently, magnetic resonance imaging is the best method to approach the diagnosis of these pathologies. Magnetic resonance imaging has allowed us to study histological sections through adequate sequences and using gadolinium as contrast agent. We present herein a simple way to approach the diagnosis of cardiomyopathies by means of magnetic resonance imaging methods.

Keywords : Magnetic Resonance; Primary cardiomyopathies; Secondary cardiomyopathies.

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