Contrast-Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Right Ventricular Infarction
Andreas Kumar, MD*,
,1,
Hassan Abdel-Aty, MBBCh, MSc*,
,1,
Ilka Kriedemann
,
Jeanette Schulz-Menger, MD
,
C. Michael Gross, MD
,
Rainer Dietz, MD
and
Matthias G. Friedrich, MD, FESC*,
,*
* Stephenson CMR Centre at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Franz-Volhard-Klinik, Helios Klinikum Berlin, Kardiologie, Charité Universitätsmedizin Campus Berlin-Buch, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

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Figure 1 Patient with acute inferior and right ventricular (RV) infarction on late enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (LE-CMR). (Upper panels) Short-axis LE-CMR images showing contrast enhancement of the RV wall. (Middle panels, left) Enlarged short-axis view with infarction of the RV wall (black arrowheads) and the inferior left ventricle (white arrows). (Middle panels, right) Electrocardiogram with ST-segment elevation in V4r. (Lower panels) Culprit right coronary artery lesion in a right dominant perfusion pattern before (left) and after (right) angioplasty. Echocardiography revealed RV hypokinesis and dilatation.
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Figure 2 Patient with acute inferior infarction and right ventricular (RV) involvement on late enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (LE-CMR). (Upper panels) Short-axis LE-CMR images showing contrast enhancement of the RV wall. (Middle panel, left) Enlarged short-axis view with infarction of the RV wall (black arrowheads) and the inferior left ventricle (white arrows). (Middle panels, right) Electrocardiogram showing absence of ST-segment elevation in V4r. (Lower panels) Culprit right coronary artery lesion in a right dominant perfusion pattern before (left) and after (right) angioplasty. The echocardiogram showed no evidence of RV infarction.
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