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Case Reports
. 2024 Feb 24;8(2):ytae070.
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytae070. eCollection 2024 Feb.

Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of cardiac compression caused by a giant hiatal hernia

Satoshi Kurisu  1 , Hitoshi Fujiwara  1
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Case Reports

Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of cardiac compression caused by a giant hiatal hernia

Satoshi Kurisu et al. Eur Heart J Case Rep. .
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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
A chest radiograph showing multiple abnormal gas shadows overlapping the heart and right-sided pleural effusion (Panel A). The hernia located immediately adjacent to the left ventricle and atrium (Panel B). Serial left ventricle short-axis images at the four time points with the schematic diagram of left ventricle pressure-volume curve (Panel C).
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