Identification of lipomatous metaplasia in old infarcted myocardium by cardiovascular magnetic resonance and computed tomography

Abstract Lipomatous metaplasia of myocardium after myocardial infarction (MI) is less reported, and the exact prevalence and clinical implications of this phenomenon are unclear. A case of lipomatous metaplasia after MI evaluated with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and computed tomography (...

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Published in:International journal of cardiology 2007-01, Vol.115 (1), p.E15-E16
Main Authors: Wu, Yen-Wen, Tadamura, Eiji, Yamamuro, Masaki, Kanao, Shotaro, Abe, Mitsuru, Kimura, Takeshi, Kita, Toru, Togashi, Kaori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adipose tissue
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Computed tomography
Humans
Lipoma - diagnosis
Lipoma - etiology
Lipoma - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Metaplasia
Middle Aged
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - complications
Myocardial Infarction - pathology
Myocardium - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Abstract Lipomatous metaplasia of myocardium after myocardial infarction (MI) is less reported, and the exact prevalence and clinical implications of this phenomenon are unclear. A case of lipomatous metaplasia after MI evaluated with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and computed tomography (CT) is presented. The presence of lipomatous metaplasia could not be easily differentiated from scar simply by the delayed-enhanced images. Loss of signal on TrueFISP cine MRI can be a hint. A pre-contrast T1-weighted image with or without frequency-selective fat suppression is useful in order to verify the existence of lipomatous metaplasia on CMR.
ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.07.094