Advances of cardiovascular MRI in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Preetham; Blackshear, Joseph L; Ibrahim, El-Sayed H; Mergo, Patricia; Parikh, Pragnesh; Batton, Kyle; Shapiro, Brian
• Is Part Of: Future cardiology. Volume 9:Number 5(2013)
• Page Start: 697
• Page End: 709
• Publication Date: 2013-09
• Subjects: cardiac MRI -- cardiomyopathy -- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- late gadolinium enhancement -- sudden cardiac death; Cardiology -- Research -- Periodicals; 616.12005
• DOI: 10.2217/fca.13.58
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6678

Abstract

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease characterized by abnormal myocardial hypertrophy, which can lead to a wide clinical spectrum, including sudden cardiac death and heart failure. Cardiac MRI has a significant role in establishing the diagnosis of HCM. In the three principal management issues related to HCM; testing of family members of affected individuals; assessing the risk of sudden cardiac death from lethal ventricular arrhythmias; and selection of appropriate treatments for left ventricular outflow obstruction, cardiac MRI has established or emerging roles.