The concordance rates between left ventricular hypertrophy and right ventricular hypertrophy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy as diagnosed by CMR with fibrosis imaging
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: CMR has become the leading technique to define the clinical impact of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) providing complete coverage of both ventricles with high spatial resolution. Gadolinium delayed-hyperenhancement (DHE) accurately identifies regions of myocardial fibrosis. Via CMR, innumerable studies have established that LVH is the predominant phenotypic expression of HCM. It is well known that myocardial fibrosis can occur in HCM patients and is independently linked to a poorer prognosis than those without fibrosis by CMR. The genotypic expressions would appear to affect the entire heart yet, classically, investigations have been limited to the LV, in some part due to inability to image the smaller, thinner RV. Thus, little information is available about the RV in HCM.
Institution: Allegheny General Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,000
OpenAlex ID: W2065253586