Usefulness of Delayed Enhancement by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Marker of Disease and Its Severity
December 23rd, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 22 December 2009
Giovanni Donato, Aquaro , Piergiorgio, Masci , Francesco, Formisano , Andrea, Barison , Elisabetta, Strata , …
The aim of the present study was to evaluate, in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HC), the association between late gadolinium enhancement and clinical end points, such as nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, arrhythmic risk factors, New York Heart Association class, symptoms, and left ventricular functional parameters. A total of 20 normal subjects (mean age 38 years, 16 men) and 100 patients with HC (mean age 46 years, 70 men) were enrolled in the present study. In the late gadolinium enhancement images, the extent of unenhanced, mildly enhanced, and higher enhanced myocardium was measured. Higher enhancement was present in 80% of the HC…
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