Lowering the Recommended Maximal Wall Thickness Threshold Improves Diagnostic Sensitivity in Asians With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Lowering the Recommended Maximal Wall Thickness Threshold Improves Diagnostic Sensitivity in Asians With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is defined as left ventricular end-diastolic maximal wall thickness (WTMax) ≥15.0 mm, without accounting for ethnicity, sex, and body size. It is well-established that Asians have smaller hearts than do Caucasians. Objectives: This study aims to examine...

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Main Authors: Thu-Thao Le, PhD, Benjamin Huang, MD, Chee Jian Pua, PhD, Vineet Tornekar, MD, Annette Schumacher-Maurer, MD, Desiree-Faye Toh, MSc, Jennifer Bryant, PhD, Briana Ang, BSc, Ben Corden, PhD, Sanjay K. Prasad, MD, Hak-Chiaw Tang, MBBS, Stuart A. Cook, MD, PhD, Calvin W.L. Chin, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:JACC: Asia
Subjects:
asymmetrical hypertrophy
cardiovascular magnetic resonance
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
sex-specific diagnostic thresholds
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772374721000703

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