Dilated cardiomyopathy

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam , 31 Jul 2010
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 8 Dec 2019

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Age changed from 19 to 19 years.
Presentation was changed:
19 year old male patient presented with dyspneaDyspnea on exertion and atypical chest pain.

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Caption was added:
Chest
Findings was changed:

The chest x-ray revealreveals globular enlargement of the cardiac shadow. 

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Image X-ray (Frontal) ( update )

Perspective was set to Frontal.
Description was removed:
Dilated cardiomyopathy

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Findings was changed:

Tc-99m sestamibi cardiac perfusion study demonstrates dilated left ventricular cavity with global hypokinesis (not shown). Poor ejection fraction of 22% was calculated. 

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Tc-99m sestamibi
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Image Nuclear medicine ( update )

Description was removed:
Dilated cardiomyopathy

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