Myocarditis masquerading as acute coronary syndrome: diagnostic role of cardiac MRI
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Background Myocarditis presenting as isolated acute chest pain with elevated troponins but normal systolic function by echocardiogram is rare in previously healthy children. Diagnosis is challenging in this situation with significant drawbacks even for the gold standard endomyocardial biopsy. Our study aim is to evaluate the diagnostic role of cardiac MRI in comparison with echocardiography in these patients.
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016