TY - JOUR
T1 - Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of left ventricular thickening
AU - Fulton, Nicholas
AU - Rajiah, Prabhakar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, The Author(s).
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Abstract: Left ventricular (LV) thickening can be due to hypertrophy (concentric, asymmetric, eccentric) or remodelling (concentric or asymmetric). Pathological thickening may be caused by pressure overload, volume overload, infiltrative disorders, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, athlete’s heart or neoplastic infiltration. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in the comprehensive evaluation of LV thickening, including: establishing diagnosis, determining LV geometry, establishing aetiology, quantification, identifying prognostic factors, serial follow-up and treatment response. In this article, we review the aetiologies and pathophysiology of LV thickening, and demonstrate the comprehensive role of MRI in the evaluation of LV thickening. Teaching Points: • MRI plays an important role in the evaluation of LV thickening. • LV thickening can be due to either hypertrophy or remodelling. • Pathological thickening can be due to pressure/volume overload or infiltrative disorders.
AB - Abstract: Left ventricular (LV) thickening can be due to hypertrophy (concentric, asymmetric, eccentric) or remodelling (concentric or asymmetric). Pathological thickening may be caused by pressure overload, volume overload, infiltrative disorders, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, athlete’s heart or neoplastic infiltration. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in the comprehensive evaluation of LV thickening, including: establishing diagnosis, determining LV geometry, establishing aetiology, quantification, identifying prognostic factors, serial follow-up and treatment response. In this article, we review the aetiologies and pathophysiology of LV thickening, and demonstrate the comprehensive role of MRI in the evaluation of LV thickening. Teaching Points: • MRI plays an important role in the evaluation of LV thickening. • LV thickening can be due to either hypertrophy or remodelling. • Pathological thickening can be due to pressure/volume overload or infiltrative disorders.
KW - Cardiac
KW - Hypertension
KW - Hypertrophy
KW - LV thickening
KW - MRI
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U2 - 10.1007/s13244-017-0549-2
DO - 10.1007/s13244-017-0549-2
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28281159
AN - SCOPUS:85015903695
SN - 1869-4101
VL - 8
SP - 279
EP - 293
JO - Insights into Imaging
JF - Insights into Imaging
IS - 2
ER -