Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Hypocalcemia-Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric Population
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Ankit Garg; Sushil Azad; Khemendra Kumar; Mona Bhatia; S. Radhakrishnan
- Source
- Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, Vol 31, Iss 04, Pp 837-843 (2021)
- Subject
- CMR
dilated cardiomyopathy
hypocalcemia
myocardial dysfunction
myocarditis
pediatric
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-3026
1998-3808
Background Hypocalcemia is a rare reversible cause of dilated cardiomyopathy in pediatric population. Myocarditis is another more frequent cause of cardiomyopathy with overlapping presenting features. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) is a vital modality capable of tissue characterization for the evaluation of cardiomyopathy. The present study is the first attempt to determine if any specific characteristics on CMR exist in patients with hypocalcemic dilated cardiomyopathy.