Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and embolic myocardial infarction identified with cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and embolic myocardial infarction identified with cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
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心血管磁共振识别肺动静脉畸形和栓塞性心肌梗死。
DOI:
10.1093/ehjci/jez169
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发表时间:
2019
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Nazir MS
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Nazir MS
A 42-year-old female developed central chest pain radiating to the left shoulder. Twelve lead electrocardiogram demonstrated no ischaemia and the serum troponin was raised at 28 (normal< 13 ng/L), which peaked to 140 and fell to 67. Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel was commenced for a presumed acute coronary syndrome. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated preserved biventricular function and mild mitral regurgitation (Supplementary data online, Movies S1 and S2). Invasive coronary angiography demonstrated unobstructed coronary arteries and no coronary atheroma (Supplementary data online, Movies S3, S4 and S5). A cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) scan was arranged to investigate aetiology of the clinical presentation. Initial low resolution CMR images demonstrated two hyper-intense rounded sub-pleural solid nodules in the right lung (Panel A). Two, three, and four chamber cine imaging confirmed good biventricular function (Supplementary data online, Movie S6). Short axis cine imaging demonstrated a subtle regional motion wall abnormality (RMWA) in the mid septal wall (Supplementary data online, Movie S7), which was not clearly evident on transthoracic echocardiography, and corresponded to an area of focal transmural myocardial enhancement on late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) imaging (Panel B). To further investigate the clinical presentation and right lung mass, 4D angiography (Supplementary data online, Movie S8) was acquired during intravenous administration of 0.1 mmol/kg of gadobutrol (Gadovist, Bayer, Germany). Multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (AVM) were identified, with afferent (feeding) and efferent (draining) vessels which enhanced almost simultaneously (Panel C). In the context of unobstructed coronary arteries, mid septal RMWA, corresponding LGE and pulmonary AVMs, these findings were in keeping with a paradoxical embolic myocardial infarction. Antiplatelet therapy was stopped, and anticoagulation with warfarin was commenced. Clinical followup confirmed preserved biventricular function on echocardiography.(Panel A) Initial scout images demonstrates a sub-pleural hyper-intense rounded solid nodule in the right lung (red arrow).(Panel B) Late gadolinium enhancement imaging demonstrated a focal area of transmural myocardial enhancement indicating myocardial infarction (arrowed).(Panel C) Maximum intensity projections images of the dynamic 4D angiography images. Multiple nodules and serpiginous masses are present which indicate pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (red arrows).