First Documented Cardiac Functional Recovery Assessed by Dynamic Digital Radiography in Patient With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

tolic dysfunction (ejection fraction: 22%) and dilatation (end-diastolic diameter: 61 mm) (Figure A,B).Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed non-specific late gadolinium enhancement.Thus, she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.DDR was performed in supine position during admission using a commercially available mobile radiography system (AeroDR TX m01; Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, W e previously reported that the percentage change in pixel value (%∆pixel value) on the left ventricle (LV) measured by dynamic digital radiography (DDR) reflects LV systolic function.1 We present a case in which DDR was used successfully to monitor clinical course of cardiac failure.A 59-year-old woman presented with acute heart failure.Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed LV sys-