Added value of cardiac deformation imaging in differential diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy

Authors

  • Filip Loncaric Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona & IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)
  • Bart Bijnens Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain and ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
  • Marta Stiges Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona & IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2018.21

Abstract

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is clinically defined by the presence of increased left ventricular (LV) wall thickness that is not solely explained by abnormal loading conditions. The aetiology is diverse, but in 60% of patients the disease is an autosomal dominant trait caused by cardiac sarcomere protein gene mutation (HCM). In 10% of cases, the cause is inherited metabolic and neuromuscular disease, chromosomic abnormalities and genetic syndromes, whereas, in the remaining 30% of patients the aetiology remains unknown.

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Published

2018-10-24

Issue

Vol. 2018 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Review articles

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