This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) View Online Video All Versions of this Article: j.jacc.2006.07.065v1 48/12/2410    most recent Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Nagueh, S. F. Articles by Mahmarian, J. J. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Nagueh, S. F. Articles by Mahmarian, J. J.

STATE-OF-THE-ART PAPER

Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Department of Cardiology, The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas

Manuscript received February 2, 2006; revised manuscript received June 28, 2006, accepted July 30, 2006.

^_* Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Sherif F. Nagueh, Department of Cardiology, The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, 6550 Fannin, Suite 677, Houston, Texas 77030. (Email: snagueh{at}tmh.tmc.edu).

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiomyopathy and the most common cause of cardiac death in young athletes in the U.S. Noninvasive imaging plays an important role in detecting the disease, understanding its pathophysiology, and selecting as well as guiding appropriate therapy. In this review, we discuss the existing methodology with emphasis on current and emerging clinical applications in patients with HCM.

Abbreviations and Acronyms   Aa = late diastolic velocity   AV = atrioventricular   Ea = early diastolic velocity   EF = ejection fraction   HCM = hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   LA = left atrium/atrial   LV = left ventricle/ventricular   LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy   LVOT = left ventricular outflow tract   MR = mitral regurgitation   RV = right ventricle/ventricular   SAM = systolic anterior motion   SPECT = single-photon emission computed tomography   TD = tissue Doppler

This article has been cited by other articles:

				E. J. Chun, S. I. Choi, K. N. Jin, H. J. Kwag, Y. J. Kim, B. W. Choi, W. Lee, and J. H. Park Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Assessment with MR Imaging and Multidetector CT RadioGraphics, September 1, 2010; 30(5): 1309 - 1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Boonyasirinant, P. Rajiah, R. M. Setser, M. L. Lieber, H. M. Lever, M. Y. Desai, and S. D. Flamm Aortic Stiffness Is Increased in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Myocardial Fibrosis: Novel Insights in Vascular Function From Magnetic Resonance Imaging J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., July 14, 2009; 54(3): 255 - 262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B M van Dalen, F Kauer, O I I Soliman, W B Vletter, M Michels, F J t. Cate, and M L Geleijnse Influence of the pattern of hypertrophy on left ventricular twist in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Heart, April 1, 2009; 95(8): 657 - 661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. C. Afonso, J. Bernal, J. J. Bax, and T. P. Abraham Echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the role of conventional and emerging technologies. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Img., November 1, 2008; 1(6): 787 - 800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. Ashrafian and H. Watkins Exercise-induced ventricular dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: stunning by any other name? Heart, October 1, 2008; 94(10): 1251 - 1253. [Full Text] [PDF]