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01-12-2012 | Poster presentation
Relationship between myocardial scar and hypertrophy by LGE CMR in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with and without clinical events
Authors:
Aya Kino, Lubna Choudhury, James Carr
Published in:
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Special Issue 1/2012
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Excerpt
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the extent of hyperenhancement and left ventricle maximal wall thickness (mWT) detected by LGE CMR and clinical events of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), implantation of cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or diastolic heart failure in HCM patients that underwent LGE CMR. …