Lymphomatoid granulomatosis coronary vasculitis and cardiomyopathy: Depiction of extent and severity on cardiac CT

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2016 Nov-Dec;10(6):521-522. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2016.03.001. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland.
² Department of Pathology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland.
³ Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland.
⁴ Department of Oncology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland.
⁵ Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland. Electronic address: jonniedodd@gmail.com.

PMID: 27021253
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2016.03.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac CT; Cardiomyopathy; Coronary aneurysm; Lymphomatoid granulomatosis; Vasculitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiomyopathies / drug therapy
Computed Tomography Angiography*
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Aneurysm / drug therapy
Coronary Angiography / methods*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / drug therapy
Humans
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / diagnostic imaging*
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / drug therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
Predictive Value of Tests
Severity of Illness Index
Steroids / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Vasculitis / diagnostic imaging*
Vasculitis / drug therapy

Substances

Steroids