Journal:
:research in cardiovascular medicine
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gary tse cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; school of medicine, imperial college london, london, uk
aamir ali cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk
francisco alpendurada cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk
sanjay prasad cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk
claire e raphael cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; school of medicine, imperial college london, london, uk; cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. vassilis vassiliou, cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. tel: +44-2073518800, fax: +44-2073518816
vassilis vassiliou cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk; cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. vassilis vassiliou, cardiovascular magnetic resonance unit, royal brompton hospital, london, uk. tel: +44-2073518800, fax: +44-2073518816
conclusions cmr with stir sequences, free breathing sequences and late gadolinium imaging can prove extremely useful for diagnosing constrictive pericarditis. case presentation a 77-year-old man from a country with high incidence of tuberculosis presented with severe dyspnea. echocardiography revealed a small left ventricle with normal systolic and mildly impaired diastolic function. left heart...