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Table 2 Accuracy of CMR for detection of HCM in comparison to 2-dimensional echocardiography

From: The diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

Authors

Year

Journal

Number of patients

% of HCM patients detected by MRI only

Location of CMR detected abnormality

Maron et al.[24]

2009

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

333

12%

Anterolateral free wall, posterior portion of septum, LV apex

Maron et al.[108]

2007

Circulation

2

100%

Anterior free wall

Rickers et al.[23]

2005

Circulation

48

6%

Anterolateral free wall

Moon et al. [35]

2004

Heart

10

100

Apical

Pons-Llado et al.[109]

1997

Am. Journal of Cardiology

30

Echocardiography underestimated wall thickness

Anterior basal, septal anterior mid-ventricular, lateral mid-ventricular

Posma et al. [110]

1996

American Heart Journal

52

Echocardiography underestimated wall thickness in 37%.

Anterobasal septum, anterolateral wall, posteroseptal wall, apical septum, posterior wall