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Endomyocardial fibrosis can occur if biopsies are performed repeatedly. This risk is reduced if the operator is experienced. Unlike for rejection detection, for diagnosing heart disease, different biopsy sites within the heart are targeted. [4] It is possible but less common to biopsy the left ventricle via the femoral arteries. [1]
Endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) is a rare heart disorder usually occurring in children two years old and younger. [1] It may also be considered a reaction to stress, not necessarily a specific disease. [2] It should not be confused with endomyocardial fibrosis. [citation needed]
Cardiac MRI and transvenous endomyocardial biopsy may also be necessary in some cases. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] Reduced QRS voltage on EKG may be an indicator of amyloidosis-induced restrictive cardiomyopathy. [ 9 ]
Cardiac MRI does not pose any specific risks compared to other indications for imaging. [11] Gadolinium based contrast medium is frequently used in CMR and has been associated with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis, predominantly using linear compounds in patients with renal disease.
Cardiac fibrosis is common in non-human great apes in human care. The term idiopathic myocardial fibrosis was coined to emphasize this disease is likely different from the above described forms of cardiac fibrosis in humans. The etiology is not known, though vitamin D deficiency is a potential suspected cause at least in chimpanzees. [31]
Loeffler endocarditis is a form of heart disease characterized by a stiffened, poorly-functioning heart caused by infiltration of the heart by white blood cells known as eosinophils. [1] Restrictive cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle which results in impaired diastolic filling of the heart ventricles , i.e. the large heart chambers ...
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI or CMR) has been shown to be very useful in diagnosing myocarditis by visualizing markers for inflammation of the myocardium. [41] Cardiac MRI is most sensitive when performed 2–3 weeks after the initial clinical presentation of myocarditis and may be repeated 6–12 months after onset to monitor the ...
Cardiomyopathy is a group of primary diseases of the heart muscle. [1] Early on there may be few or no symptoms. [1] As the disease worsens, shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling of the legs may occur, due to the onset of heart failure. [1]