Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chylopericardium After Cardiac Transplantation

Jorge Landazabal, MD; Eduardo Antonio Villa-Pallares, MS; Yoav Dori, MD, PhD; Néstor Sandoval, MD; Jhon Ramírez, MD; Oscar Mauricio Pérez-Fernández, MD; Gabriel Caviedes, MD; Julián Forero, MD; Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela, MD; Laura Acosta Izquierdo, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2024)

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chylopericardium After Cardiac Transplantation

Jorge Landazabal, MD,
Eduardo Antonio Villa-Pallares, MS,
Yoav Dori, MD, PhD,
Néstor Sandoval, MD,
Jhon Ramírez, MD,
Oscar Mauricio Pérez-Fernández, MD,
Gabriel Caviedes, MD,
Julián Forero, MD,
Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela, MD,
Laura Acosta Izquierdo, MD

Affiliations

Jorge Landazabal, MD: Cardiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Eduardo Antonio Villa-Pallares, MS: School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
Yoav Dori, MD, PhD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Néstor Sandoval, MD: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jhon Ramírez, MD: Cardiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Oscar Mauricio Pérez-Fernández, MD: Cardiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Gabriel Caviedes, MD: Radiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Julián Forero, MD: Radiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Carlos-Eduardo Guerrero-Chalela, MD: Congenital Heart Institute, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
Laura Acosta Izquierdo, MD: Radiology Department, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia; Address for correspondence: Dr Laura Acosta Izquierdo, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Fundación Cardioinfantil–Instituto Cardiología, Calle 163a #13b-80, Bogotá, Colombia.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 14
p. 102386

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Chylopericardium is a rare complication after cardiac transplantation. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with persistent chylopericardium after a heart transplantation due to Chagas disease. Failure of conservative treatment led to dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphangiography and percutaneous radiologic intervention of the lymphatic leakage and symptoms resolution.

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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