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Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Poster presentation

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) characteristics in apical versus non-apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Authors: Amardeep Ghosh Dastidar, Priyanka Singhal, Giuseppe Venuti, Antonio Matteo Amadu, Anna Baritussio, Alessandra Scatteia, Estefania De Garate, Chris B Lawton, Jonathan C Rodrigues, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Special Issue 1/2016

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Excerpt

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiac disorder, and the most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young adults. The 3 main phenotypes are asymmetric, concentric or apical, with asymmetric being the most common. Literature suggests apical HCM to be a rare variant (variable prevalence) with better prognosis but the data is limited. …
Metadata
Title
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) characteristics in apical versus non-apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Authors
Amardeep Ghosh Dastidar
Priyanka Singhal
Giuseppe Venuti
Antonio Matteo Amadu
Anna Baritussio
Alessandra Scatteia
Estefania De Garate
Chris B Lawton
Jonathan C Rodrigues
Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-18-S1-P269

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