CMR Assessment of the Left Ventricle Apical Morphology in Subjects with Giant T-wave Inversions and Without Apical Wall Thickness>15mm
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Background Unexplainable giant T-wave inversions in the precordial leads with apical wall thickness <15 mm has been reported. These patients cannot be diagnosed to have apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (AHCM) according to the current criteria. The objective of this study was to evaluate the apical morphology of subjects with giant T-wave inversion in the absence of apical wall thickness>15 mm using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).
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دوره 18 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016