Authors
Tracey Keteepe-Arachi, Joyee Basu, Aneil Malhotra, Chris Miles, Rishi Patel, Bode Ensam, Teck Khong Khong, Michael Papadakis, Maite Tome, Sanjay Sharma, Lisa Anderson
Publication date
2019/5/1
Source
Heart
Volume
105
Issue
Suppl 6
Pages
A82-A82
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
Description
Background
Structural cardiac adaptations caused by hypertension present a diagnostic challenge when differentiating from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), using traditional imaging techniques such as echocardiography (echo). Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) offers reproducible anatomical, functional quantification as well as myocardial tissue characterisation which discriminates between hypertension and HCM.
Purpose