Case Report
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance and PET-CT of left atrial paraganglioma

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Abstract

Cardiac paragangliomas are among the rarest primary cardiac tumors. We present a case of left atrial paraganglioma in a patient who presented with symptoms and signs of catecholamine excess in which cardiovascular magnetic resonance in multiple orientations and PET-CT played an important role in the diagnosis and tissue characterization.

Keywords

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
Late Gadolinium Enhancement
Paragangliomas
Steady State Free Precession

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