Left ventricular hypertrophy: cardiac magnetic resonance may help differentiate amyloidosis from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2010 Jan;103(1):55-6. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2008.11.006. Epub 2009 Jun 2.

Authors

Mikaël Mabru¹, Jean Nicolas Dacher, Fabrice Bauer

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Rouen University Hospital, hôpital Charles-Nicolle, 1, rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen, France.

PMID: 20142122
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2008.11.006

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amyloidosis / complications
Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / diagnosis*
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart Diseases / complications
Heart Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis*
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Predictive Value of Tests

Substances

Contrast Media