CMR stress testing in a patient with morbid obesity (BMI 58 kg/m2) and suspected coronary artery disease.
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
; 18(1): 47, 2018 03 05.
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| ID: mdl-29506495
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Severe obesity is asscociated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) but non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities have important technical limits. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case of a 58-year old patient with suspected CAD and severely elevated BMI of 58 kg/m2.CONCLUSIONS:
Stress-CMR was able to non-invasively stratify risk with good imaging quality despite the body dimensions of the patient.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Purinas
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Pirazóis
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Vasodilatadores
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Obesidade Mórbida
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Circulação Coronária
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Estenose Coronária
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Imagem de Perfusão do Miocárdio
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article