Why the study?
Does MRI provide better quantification of left ventricular wall thickness and mass compared to echocardiography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Does MRI provide better quantification of left ventricular wall thickness and mass compared to echocardiography in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
MRI is superior to echocardiography for quantifying left ventricular mass in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, though echocardiography can be used to screen for significant changes requiring MRI.
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Supports echo for septal thickness screening in HCM; leaves open MRI's routine superiority for mass quantification.
Devlin et al. (1999) studied this question.
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