CMR stress testing in a patient with morbid obesity (BMI 58 kg/m(2)) and suspected coronary artery disease

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/m(2). CONC...

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Autores principales: Stoiber, Lukas, Schnackenburg, Bernhard, Gebker, Rolf, Hireche-Chikaoui, Hanane, Pieske, Burkert, Kelle, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29506495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0779-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5838924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29506495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0779-3

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