Open AccessMagnetic Resonance Imaging for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Update
Author(s) -
Adrienne S. Chan,
Bhanusupriya Somarouthu,
Brian B. Ghoshhajra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0000000000000010
Subject(s) - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , nuclear magnetic resonance , cardiac magnetic resonance , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , radiology , physics , heart failure
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic disease of the myocardium. Although many patients remain asymptomatic, sudden cardiac death could be the first manifestation of HCM. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of this disease.