BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (Mar 2018)

CMR stress testing in a patient with morbid obesity (BMI 58 kg/m2) and suspected coronary artery disease

  • Lukas Stoiber,
  • Bernhard Schnackenburg,
  • Rolf Gebker,
  • Hanane Hireche-Chikaoui,
  • Burkert Pieske,
  • Sebastian Kelle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-018-0779-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

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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.

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