Diffuse and patchy intra-myocardial fat deposition in left ventricle: unclassified cardiomyopathy in an obese woman without pathological condition

Morteza Abdar Esfahani; Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani; Abdolmajid Baghayi; Mehrbod Vakhshoori; Hormoz Abdshahzadeh; Reyhaneh Abrishamchi

doi:10.1007/s12055-018-00782-y

Diffuse and patchy intra-myocardial fat deposition in left ventricle: unclassified cardiomyopathy in an obese woman without pathological condition

Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Apr;35(2):249-252. doi: 10.1007/s12055-018-00782-y. Epub 2019 Jan 26.

Authors

Morteza Abdar Esfahani¹, Kiyan Heshmat-Ghahdarijani², Abdolmajid Baghayi¹, Mehrbod Vakhshoori³, Hormoz Abdshahzadeh⁴, Reyhaneh Abrishamchi⁵

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
² Heart Failure Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
³ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
⁴ Heart Research Center, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Ophthalmology Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Fat deposition in the left ventricle in patients without proven myocardial diseases has not been sufficiently investigated. In this paper, a case of diffuse and patchy intramyocardial fat deposition in the left ventricular myocardium in a patient with no cardiac disease history has been detected by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI). Such a finding would not be considered a usual cardiomyopathy and further studies are needed to investigate its prevalence, pathophysiological mechanisms, and prognosis.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Fat deposition; Myocardium.

Publication types

Case Reports