How to Do Echo in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Consensus Statement of the Italian Society of Echocardiography and Cardiovascular Imaging
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is defined by increased left ventricular wall thickness and/or mass and reflects a heterogeneous spectrum of primary myocardial diseases or an adaptive response to pressure or volume overload. Multimodality imaging, integrated with comprehensive clinical assessment, electrocardiography, and laboratory testing, plays a central role in the noninvasive evaluation of LVH [Graphical Abstract]. Echocardiography represents the first-line imaging modality for initial assessment and serial follow-up, providing comprehensive structural and functional information. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging provides diagnostic confirmation and enables etiologic differentiation through advanced tissue characterization. Other imaging modalities, particularly nuclear medicine techniques, are employed in specific clinical contexts such as the evaluation of cardiac amyloidosis.
Authors: Antonio De Luca, Alessandro Folgheraiter, Thomas Caiffa, Aldostefano Porcari, Matteo Cameli, Eustachio Agricola, Maurizio Cusmà Piccione, Roberta Manganaro, Andrea Barison, Giancarlo Todiere, Giuseppe Palmiero, Gianluca Di Bella, Marco Merlo, Gianfranco Sinagra, Scipione Carerj, Concetta Zito, Ilaria Caso, Antonella Moreo, Mauro Pepi, on Behalf of the 2024-2026 SIECVI Board
Institutions: University of Trieste, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina, IRCCS Materno Infantile Burlo Garofolo, University of Siena, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University of Messina, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Ospedale Monaldi, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7204790358