Abstract
Background:
Severe obesity is asscociated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) but non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities have important technical limits.
Case presentation:
We report a case of a 58-year old patient with suspected CAD and severely elevated BMI of 58 kg/m2.
Conclusions:
Stress-CMR was able to non-invasively stratify risk with good imaging quality despite the body dimensions of the patient.
Keywords:
CMR; Cardiac magnetic resonance tomography; Coronary artery disease; Obesity; Stress test.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Body Mass Index*
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Coronary Artery Disease / complications
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Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
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Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
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Coronary Circulation*
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Coronary Stenosis / complications
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Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
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Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*
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Obesity, Morbid / complications*
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Obesity, Morbid / diagnosis
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prognosis
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Purines / administration & dosage*
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Pyrazoles / administration & dosage*
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Risk Factors
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Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage*
Substances
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Purines
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Pyrazoles
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Vasodilator Agents
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