Dilated cardiomyopathy
Case contributed by:
Dr Hani Alsalam
Presentation:
19 year old male patient presented with dyspnea on exertion and atypical chest pain.
From the case:
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Modality:
X-ray
Dilated cardiomyopathy
From the case:
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Modality:
Nuclear medicine
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Dilated cardiomyopathy
Case Discussion:
The chest x-ray reveal globular enlargement of the cardiac shadow. Tec99 Sestamibi cardiac perfusion study demonstrates dilated left ventricular cavity with global hypokinesis (not shown). Poor ejection fraction of 22% was calculated. Features are suggestive of dilated cardiomyopathy, which was confirmed upon reviewing the patient chart.
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