Biopsy Based Diagnosis of Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Negative Magnetic Resonance Image Finding

• Authors: GREGOROVÁ Zdeňka; KREJČÍ Jan; HUDE Petr; ŽAMPACHOVÁ Víta; FREIBERGER Tomáš; NĚMCOVÁ Eva; NĚMEC Petr; ŠPINAROVÁ Lenka
• Year of publication: 2014
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Web: http://omicsonline.org/open-access/biopsy-based-diagnosis-of-inflammatory-cardiomyopathy-in-a-patient-with-negative-magnetic-resonance-image-2155-9880-5-351.php?aid=36145
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9880.1000351
• Field: Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery
• Keywords: Inflammatory cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Endomyocardial biopsy; Immunosuppressive therapy
• Description: This article describes a case of the patient hospitalized for a sudden heart failure with severe left ventricular dysfunction. This case report presents a history of biopsy-proven inflammatory cardiomyopathy with negative MRI findings. Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy (ICM) is a potentially reversible disease, in which targeted treatment may be considered.