Why the study?
What clinical factors are associated with the extent of late gadolinium enhancement on CMR in Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Population
317 Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (147 male)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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LGE extent tracks thicker walls and lower EF in Japanese HCM; leaves open whether quantitative scoring refines risk stratification.
What clinical factors are associated with the extent of late gadolinium enhancement on CMR in Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
In Japanese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the extent of late gadolinium enhancement on CMR is independently associated with increased wall thickness, decreased contractility, and reduced intraventricular pressure gradient.
Hen et al. (2016) studied this question.
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