Article
Late gadolinium enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance in genotyped hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with normal phenotype.
Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - 16 Dec 2008
Strijack Bradford, Ariyarajah Vignendra, Soni Reeni, Jassal Davinder S, Greenberg Cheryl R, McGregor Robert, Morris Andrew
Abstract excerpt
A 35 year-old asymptomatic Caucasian female with a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) was referred for cardiologic evaluation. The electrocardiogram and transthoracic echocardiogram were normal. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) was performed for further assessment of myocardial function and presence of myocardial scar. CMR showed normal left ventricular systolic size, measurements and...
Topics
- Adult
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Familial
- Contrast Media
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Gadolinium
- Genotype
- Heart Ventricles
- Humans
