Abstract
Here, we report about a 34-year-old man with tuberous sclerosis. During routine surveillance,
a CT scan of the chest incidentally showed a low-attenuation streak within the left
ventricle. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed intramyocardial lipid deposition
within the left ventricle. Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous
disorder characterized by tumor-like malformations that involve many organ systems,
including the heart. In patients with intramyocardial fat deposition detected on CT
or cardiac magnetic resonance, other signs of tuberous sclerosis complex should be
considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: June 17, 2013
Accepted:
June 11,
2013
Received in revised form:
May 29,
2013
Received:
April 25,
2013
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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© 2013 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
