AG KARDIALE MRT

Indications for Cardiovascular MRI

Differentiation

Unclear wall motion abnormalities/ contractile function abnormalities

Myocardial damage is already detectable with preserved pump function

Contradictory findings: often a conversation helps in advance, we are at your disposal

 

CHD (Coronary Heart Disease)

Ischemia detection (Adenosine/Dobutamine)
Acute and chronic myocardial infarction (MI)
Detection of myocardial viability
Left ventricular thrombi

Cardiomyopathies

– Hypertrophic CMP
– Dilated CMP
– Arrhythmogenic right ventricular CMP
– Restrictive CMP (dd constrictive pericarditis)

Inflammatory Myocardial Disorders

Acute viral myocarditis
Sarcoidosis
Lupus erythematosus
Churg-strauss vasculitis
cardiac involvements in rheumatologic diseases

Storage Diseases

Cardiac Amyloidosis
Hemochromatosis
Fabry disease

Pericardial Diseases

Pericardial effusion
Pericardial thickening

Valvular Diseases

Aortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve insufficiency
Mitral valve regurgitation
Mitral valve stenosis
Right heart valvular disease

Congenital Heart Diseases

morphology
shunt quantification

Cardiac Masses

Thrombi
Tumors

Vessels

Aortic diseases
coronary abnormalities
pulmonary veins

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No Indications

Coronary Angiography to assess stenosis
Endocarditis
Thrombi in the left atrial appendage 
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)