Figure 1.

A case of DCM in a 6-year-old child, male. Cine sequences documented diffuse hypokinesia, septal dyssynergy and severe left ventricular dilatation (left ventricular end diastolic volume indexed 158 mL/m²) with a severely compromised ejection fraction (LVEF 12%) as shown in panels (A,B). The T2-mapping sequences showed diffusely elevated T2 values (72–75 ms), as a sign of concomitant myocardial edema (panel (C)), which was not evident in T2-weighted imaging. Late gadolinium enhancement was suggestive for septal mid-wall hyperenhancement (panel (D)).