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MRI classification of asymmetric septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and its relation to the presence of risk factors.
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging - 1 Dec 2012
Amano Yasuo, Kitamura Mitsunobu, Takayama Morimasa, Tachi Masaki, Kumita Shinichiro
Abstract excerpt
Asymmetric septal hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (ASH) is the common phenotype of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). We sought to classify ASH using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and to determine whether the MRI classification of ASH is related to the presence of risk factors for HCM. Ninety-three patients with ASH underwent cine and delayed-enhancement MRI. The ASH was classified morphologically using cine MRI...
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