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Abstract #4551

Cardiac MRI in the Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Cardiac Involvements in Rheumatic Diseases.

Yasuyuki Kobayashi1, Hitomi Kobayashi2, Masaharu Hirano3

1Radiology, yasukoba2@gmail.com, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; 2Itabashi Chuo Medical Center, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 3Cardiaology, Tokyo Medical College, Sinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Subclinical myocardial involvements, as detected by Cardiac MRI, are prevalent in the Rheumatic disease patients without cardiac symptoms. Cardiac MRI is very useful to assess and manage the cardiac involvements in asymptomatic patients with rheumatic disease.

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