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Fig. 3 | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Fig. 3

From: Evaluation of myocardial involvement in patients with connective tissue disorders: a multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Fig. 3

CMR of a 45-year old female with a history of SSc since 15 years. She was suffering from nonspecific dyspnea, and palpitations. ECG was unremarkable. Cine CMR (a) revealed a preserved LV-EF (61 %) with normal cardiac dimensions. LGE images (b) revealed no LGE. However, native T1 (c) with 1108 ms, ECV (e) with 40 %, and T2 (f) with 61 ms were severely increased, whereas post contrast T1 (540 ms) (d) was within normal range compared to our control group (median native T1 962 ms, ECV 25 %, post contrast T1 526 ms, T2 49 ms)

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