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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]

Overview

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

MRI

• A MRI 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. Congenital Heart diseases
  5. Mechanical Prosthetic valves
  6. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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