Imaging patterns of cardiovascular involvement in mixed connective tissue disease evaluated by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

CONCLUSION: CMR can reveal myocardial lesions in MCTD patients with cardiac symptoms including myocardial infarction, inflammation, diffuse subendocardial fibrosis and diffuse perfusion defects, necessitating further cardiac investigation and/or treatment. PMID: 26728774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Inflammation and Allergy Drug Targets - January 4, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Mavrogeni S, Sfikakis PP, Dimitroulas T, Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Karabela G, Katsifis G, Stavropoulos E, Gialafos E, Spiliotis G, Kolovou G, Kitas GD Tags: Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets Source Type: research