The usefulness of echocardiography in the diagnosis of myocarditis in a
young male after sudden cardiac arrest
Abstract
The diagnosis of acute myocarditis (AM) remains challenging because of
its diverse clinical manifestations. Thus, a wide range of diagnostic
tests may be warranted. Although cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the
preferred imaging technique, it may not be applicable in the acute AM
phase. Our case report highlights the usefulness and diagnostic accuracy
of echocardiographic examination. In the first 2-dimensional
echocardiography, the focal echobright was presented. A reduced value of
global longitudinal strain, and regional disturbances of segmental
myocardial strain, both longitudinal and circumferential, in the
epicardial layer, were detected with a good correlation with CMR
results.