Fig. 3From: Evaluation of myocardial involvement in patients with connective tissue disorders: a multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance studyCMR of a 45-year old female with a history of SSc since 15Â years. She was suffering from nonspecific dyspnea, and palpitations. ECG was unremarkable. Cine CMR (a) revealed a preserved LV-EF (61Â %) with normal cardiac dimensions. LGE images (b) revealed no LGE. However, native T1 (c) with 1108Â ms, ECV (e) with 40Â %, and T2 (f) with 61Â ms were severely increased, whereas post contrast T1 (540Â ms) (d) was within normal range compared to our control group (median native T1 962Â ms, ECV 25Â %, post contrast T1 526Â ms, T2 49Â ms)Back to article page