Does cardiovascular magnetic resonance provide an accurate, safe, and reproducible method for assessing left ventricular mass compared to other techniques?
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is an accurate, safe, and highly reproducible method for assessing left ventricular mass, which is important for evaluating the prognostic implications of left ventricular hypertrophy.
Left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with significant excess mortality and morbidity. The study and treatment of this condition, in particular the prognostic implications of changes in left ventricular mass, require an accurate, safe, and reproducible method of measurement. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance is a suitable tool for this purpose, and this review assesses the technique in comparison with others and examines the clinical and research implications of the improved reproducibility.
Myerson et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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