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Assessment and significance of left ventricular mass by cardiovascular magnetic resonance in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 12 Aug 2008
Olivotto Iacopo, Maron Martin S, Autore Camillo, Lesser John R, Rega Luigi, Casolo Giancarlo, De Santis Marcello, Quarta Giovanni, Nistri Stefano, Cecchi Franco, Salton Carol J, Udelson James E, Manning Warren J, Maron Barry J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to assess the distribution and clinical significance of left ventricular (LV) mass in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is defined echocardiographically by unexplained left ventricular wall thickening. Left ventricular mass, quantifiable by modern cardiovascular magnetic resonance techniques, has not been systematically assessed in...
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