Case of Mistaken Identity: Cobalt Cardiomyopathy Versus Amyloidosis on Cardiac MRI

Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Mar;14(3):e011561. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011561. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

Authors

Misha Dagan¹, Matthias K Russ², James L Hare³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Victoria (M.D., J.L.H.).
² Department of Orthopedics, Cabrini Hospital, Malvern, Victoria (M.K.R.).
³ Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (J.L.H).

PMID: 33653088
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011561

No abstract available

Keywords: coronary artery disease; gadolinium; hypertension; paresthesia; pericardial effusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathies / chemically induced*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
Cobalt / adverse effects*
Diagnostic Errors*
Echocardiography, Stress / methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Male
Stroke Volume / physiology

Substances

Cobalt