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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction have distinct clinical and pathoanatomical features presumed to have different etiologies, and the emerging role of cardiac CT for their combined evaluation warrants description.
Cardiac CT is a useful single imaging modality for evaluating complex overlapping cardiomyopathies such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular noncompaction.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left ventricular (LV) noncompaction are American Heart Association-recognized cardiomyopathies with distinct clinical and pathoanatomical features that are presumed to have different etiologies. We present two cases with features of both hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and LV noncompaction, with emphasis on the emerging role of cardiac CT as a single imaging modality for morphological and functional evaluation of the heart.
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