TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gassenmaier, Tobias
A1  - Petritsch, Bernhard
A1  - Kunz, Andreas S.
A1  - Gkaniatsas, Spyridon
A1  - Gaudron, Philipp D.
A1  - Weidemann, Frank
A1  - Nordbeck, Peter
A1  - Beer, Meinrad
T1  - Long term evolution of MRI characteristics in a case of atypical left lateral wall hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
JF  - World Journal of Cardiology
N2  - We are reporting a long-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up in a rare case of cardiac left lateral wall hypertrophy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic cardiovascular disorder and a significant cause of sudden cardiac death. Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging can be a valuable tool for assessment of detailed information on size, localization, and tissue characteristics of hypertrophied myocardium. However, there is still little knowledge of long-term evolution of HCM as visualized by magnetic resonance imaging. Recently, our group reported a case of left lateral wall HCM as a rare variant of the more common forms, such as septal HCM, or apical HCM. As we now retrieved an old cardiac MRI acquired in this patient more than 20 years ago, we are able to provide the thrilling experience of an ultra-long MRI follow-up presentation in this rare case of left lateral wall hypertrophy. Furthermore, this case outlines the tremendous improvements in imaging quality within the last two decades of CMR imaging.
KW  - cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
KW  - hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
KW  - follow-up
KW  - atypical
KW  - left lateral wall
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-124934
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
ER  -