Palpitation CT scan

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Akash Daswaney, M.B.B.S[2]

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A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.

CT scan

  • A CT may be employed in the diagnosis of patients presenting with palpitations when there is an increased suspicion of structural heart disease.
  • These include conditions such as,
    1. Mitral Valve Prolapse
    2. Severe aortic regurgitation
    3. Severe mitral regurgitation
    4. Heart diseases
    5. Mechanical Prosthetic valves
    6. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Case courtesy of Dr Praveen Jha, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/16177">rID: 16177</a>

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