Key result
Late-enhancement MR imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy revealed patterns of enhancement related to differences in morphology and regional function.
Why the study?
Does contrast-enhanced MR imaging characterize myocardial tissue morphology and regional function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Observational
Does contrast-enhanced MR imaging characterize myocardial tissue morphology and regional function in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
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Late-enhancement MRI can characterize myocardial tissue in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with enhancement patterns reflecting morphology, regional function, and likely fibrosis or necrosis.
OBJECTIVE: Contrast-enhanced MR imaging has great clinical value as a means of characterizing myocardial tissue in patients with ischemic heart disease. The purpose of our study was to evaluate use of this technique in the assessment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSION: On late-enhancement MR imaging, the various types or patterns of enhancement found in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are related to differences in morphology and regional function. Enhancement in hypertrophied areas likely reflects the presence of abundant connective tissue, foci of myocardial necrosis, or a combination of both.
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Bogaert et al. (2003) conducted an observational in Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Contrast-enhanced MR imaging (late-enhancement MR imaging) was evaluated on Patterns of enhancement related to differences in morphology and regional function. Late-enhancement MR imaging in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy revealed patterns of enhancement related to differences in morphology and regional function.
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