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Cardiomyopathy CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Cardiac CT has been increasingly recognized as a tool to assess for ischemic heart disease in those with intermediate pre-test probability for coronary artery disease. Cardiac CT can identify calcifications and blockages in the coronary vessels. It may also detect associated cardiac anomalies. It mainly help to detect cardiomyopathies associated with coronary artery disease. CT is also useful to characterize of cardiomyopathy features, assessing cardiac volumes and heart function, and post-treatment evaluation. It is mostly useful in patients with pacemakers who can not undergo MRI for further evaluation of cardiomyopathies.

Cardiomyopathy CT

Cardiomyopathy CT

  • Cardiac CT has been increasingly recognized as a tool to assess for ischemic heart disease in those with intermediate pre-test probability for coronary artery disease. [1][2]
  • Cardiac CT can identify calcifications and blockages in the coronary vessels.
  • It may also detect associated cardiac anomalies. It mainly help to detect cardiomyopathies associated with coronary artery disease.
  • CT is also useful to:
    • Characterize of cardiomyopathy features
    • Assessing cardiac volumes and heart function
    • Post-treatment evaluation
  • It is mostly useful in patients with pacemakers who can not undergo MRI for further evaluation of cardiomyopathies.
References

References

  1. ↑ Divakaran S, Cheezum MK, Hulten EA, Bittencourt MS, Silverman MG, Nasir K, Blankstein R (February 2015). “Use of cardiac CT and calcium scoring for detecting coronary plaque: implications on prognosis and patient management”. Br J Radiol. 88 (1046): 20140594. doi:10.1259/bjr.20140594. PMC 4614250. PMID 25494818.
  2. ↑ Kalisz K, Rajiah P (October 2017). “Computed tomography of cardiomyopathies”. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 7 (5): 539–556. doi:10.21037/cdt.2017.09.07. PMC 5716950. PMID 29255695.

Editor-In-Chief:
C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Lina Ya’qoub, MD ; Edzel Lorraine Co, DMD, MD[2]